Protect Your Writings: A Legal Guide for Authors

by Maria Crimi Speth

Whether you are a seasoned author or a new author writing your first book, Protect Your Writings will help you avoid common, costly legal mistakes. In this practical guide, author and licensed attorney Maria Crimi Speth provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand description of the applicable laws that affect authors and their works. Illustrated with examples from real cases and real situations, Protect Your Writings covers the four main areas of intellectual property law and the interplay between these areas as they relate to authors. The guide focuses strongly on copyright law-the main area of law protecting the written word-and also includes sections that discuss the copyright registration process in detail, how to avoid infringement claims against you, international rights, online writing, and the contracts that authors are most likely to encounter. A valuable resource for writers in any stage of their career, Protect Your Writings succinctly and completely covers the legal information that authors need to safeguard their creative works. It answers the questions writers may have as well as the questions they might not know to ask.

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2010

Reviews

[Patricia Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

THANKS FOR THIS great work - you did a terrific job speaking to the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers I am sure this book is a wonderful bit of informtion too!

[Khristopher Golder · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great resource to identify whether or not you need to seek additional legal advice (and what kind) based on what you’ve written.

[Darlene Ziebell]

Very informative for those writing a book and concerned about copyright or defamation laws. I highly recommend the suggestions outlined in this book