Copyright Handbook, The: What Every Writer Needs to Know

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.

The 14th edition is updated with key court decisions and emerging rules in order to provide the latest guidance on registering and protecting your work.

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).

Stephen Fishman is the author of many Nolo books, including Deduct It! Lower Your Small Business Taxes, Every Landlord's Tax Deduction Guide and Home Business Tax Deductions: Keep What You Earn—plus many other legal and business books. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California and after time in government and private practice, became a full-time legal writer.