The copyright handbook : what every writer needs to know /

Fishman, Stephen.

The copyright handbook : what every writer needs to know / by Stephen Fishman. - 10th ed. - Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2008. - 527 p. : forms ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Copyright basics -- Copyright notice -- Copyright registration -- Correcting or changing copyright notice or registration -- What copyright protects -- Adaptations and compilations -- Initial copyright ownership -- Transferring copyright ownership -- Copyright duration -- Using other authors' words -- Copyright infringement : what it is, what to do about it, how to avoid it -- International copyright protection -- Copyright and taxation -- Obtaining copyright permissions -- Help beyond this book.

For anyone who creates written works, this will help you register your work, protect your writing and avoid infringement.


System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 2000, XP, Vista or Macintosh OS; word processing program that can read RTF files; Adobe Acrobat Reader.

9781413308938 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1413308937 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008007882


Copyright--United States--Popular works.

KF2995 / .F53 2008

346.7304/82