Law and Authors

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A Legal Handbook for Writers

By Jacqueline D. Lipton

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Law and Authors is a practical handbook that demystifies the legal aspects of writing and publishing. Jacqueline D. Lipton offers clear guidance on copyright, trademark, fair use, social media marketing, privacy, and defamation laws, using case studies and examples to aid understanding. Although based on American law, it also notes differences in international regulations, making it a vital resource for authors, agents, and editors across genres.
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This book is ideal for writers at all levels, including those writing fiction, nonfiction, or academic works, as well as literary agents and editors seeking to understand the legal landscape of publishing.

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Everything a writer needs to know about the law.

This accessible, reader-friendly handbook will be an invaluable resource for authors, agents, and editors in navigating the legal landscape of the contemporary publishing industry. Drawing on a wealth of experience in legal scholarship and publishing, Jacqueline D. Lipton provides a useful legal guide for writers, whatever their levels of expertise or categories of work (fiction, nonfiction, or academic).

Through case studies and hypothetical examples, Law and Authors addresses issues of copyright law, including explanations of fair use and the public domain; trademark and branding concerns for those embarking on a publishing career; laws that impact the ways that authors might use social media and marketing promotions; and privacy and defamation questions that writers may face.

Although the book focuses on American law, it highlights key areas where laws in other countries differ from those in the United States. Law and Authors will prepare every writer for the inevitable and the unexpected.

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“Law and Authors is a very well-written book that should satisfy the needs of most writers in understanding the basics of publishing law.” — Publishing Research Quarterly

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520301818

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 3 photographs

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Jacqueline D. Lipton is an internationally recognized professor of law, a consultant, and a literary agent who has published widely on contract, copyright, and trademark law, cyberlaw, privacy, and defamation issues, with an emphasis on laws relating to the publishing industry. She is the coauthor of multiple editions of leading cyberspace casebook Cyberspace Law: Cases and Materials and coauthor of The Criminal Law of Intellectual Property and Information. She also authored Rethinking Cyberlaw; Internet Domain Names, Trademarks, and Free Speech; and Security over Intangible Property.