
- 440 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
If you work with words, you need this book
No writer likes to see their hard work or creativity copied by others—or to be accused of copying. Fortunately, The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself. Find information and forms to help you:
- learn what copyright law protects and doesn't
- register your work with the Copyright Office
- deal with infringers, online and off
- transfer ownership of a copyright
- get international copyright protection
- understand the "fair use" rule
- obtain permission to use copyrighted work, and
- profit from your copyright.
This edition is updated with key court decisions and emerging rules in order to provide the latest guidance on registering and protecting your work, plusnew information covering artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright, the Copyright Office's new Public Records System online database, and the Copyright Claims Board (small claims court for copyright infringement).
With Downloadable Forms: Essential forms and agreements including a Copyright Assignment, Work-Made-for-Hire Agreement, Collaboration Agreement, and Permission Agreement are available for download (details inside).
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Your Legal Companion
- Copyright Basics
- 2. Copyright Notice
- 3. Copyright Registration
- 4. What Copyright Protects
- 5. Adaptations and Compilations
- 6. Initial Copyright Ownership
- 7. Transferring Copyright Ownership
- 8. Copyright Duration
- 9. Using Other Authors’ Words: Fair Use
- 10. Copyright Infringement: What It Is, What to Do About It, How to Avoid It
- 11. International Copyright Protection
- 12. Copyright and Taxation
- Appendix: How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
- Index
- Book Registration