Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman

Learn how to protect and use written works with this comprehensive guide. Ideal for authors and creators. Ignorance is not bliss in the information age. If you create original works, you must understand copyright law or risk becoming a skid mark on the information superhighway. The Copyright Handbook provides you with *how to register a written work with the copyright office *what works can be protected *when and how to use a copyright notice *copyright protection for works for hire, adaptations, new editions, electronic mail and compilations (databases and catalogs) *rights and duration of ownership *transfer of copyright ownership *what constitutes infringement and how to avoid it *how to recognize an adapted or recast work *fair use: when and how copyrighted material can be used *electronic publishing rights *registration of multimedia works and multimedia rights *how to protect written works on the Internet Stephen Fishman has dedicated his career as an attorney and author to writing useful, authoritative and recognized guides on taxes and business law for entrepreneurs, independent contractors, freelancers and other self-employed people, as well as books on copyright law and the public domain. He is the author of over 20 books and hundreds of articles, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. BUNDLE and save on Shipping BUNDLE Two or more items and receive automatic 20% off