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The writer's legal guide : an Authors Guild desk reference / Tad Crawford and Kay Murray.

Title
The writer's legal guide : an Authors Guild desk reference / Tad Crawford and Kay Murray.
Author
Crawford, Tad, 1946-
Publication
New York : Allworth Press : Authors Guild, c2002.

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Additional Authors
Murray, Kay
Description
x, 309 p. : forms; 23 cm.
Summary
An authors guild desk reference.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Popular works
  • Popular works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The business of writing -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration and deposit -- Copyright : works made for hire, joint works, and community property -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, and permissions -- Copyright : past and present -- Other rights of the writer -- The limitations on free expression -- The Freedom of Information Act -- Contracts : an introduction -- Negotiating a book contract -- Periodical and syndication contracts -- Film and television contracts and dramatic productions -- Electronic rights, E-books, and audio licenses -- Literary agents and agency agreements -- Collaboration agreements -- Book packagers -- The self-publishing option and subsidy presses -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond schedule C -- The hobby loss rule -- Estate planning for professional authors -- How to avoid or resolve disputes.
ISBN
1581152302
LCCN
2002002450 ^
OCLC
49028498
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library