by Francine Ward | Feb 17, 2018 | author, Authorship tips, Book attorney, Book Contract, Book contracts, Book Lawyer, Books attorney, Copyright Act, Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright law, Copyright Lawyer, Copyright Ownership, Copyright protection, copyright rights, Copyright., Copyrights, Legal Blog, Publishing, publishing agreement
Authors and Copyright. The US Copyright Act grants to authors a number of rights, including the right to prevent others from using their protected content, without permission or a license. Authors are at the center of the copyright equation. Without them, there is no... by Francine Ward | Jul 24, 2017 | Authentic, author, Book attorney, Book Lawyer, Free speech, Freedom of Speech, Law blog, Legal, Legal Blog, Legal Information, Libel
Authors beware when writing about people you know. Last year, a federal jury sitting in Virginia awarded $3 million to Nicole Eramo, a former University of Virginia (UV-a) associate dean. The jury found Rolling Stone magazine had committed libel. The magazine... by Francine Ward | Apr 11, 2017 | author, Book attorney, Book Contract, Book contracts, Legal, Legal Blog
Getting a Book Published Are you an author wanting to know “how to get published”? Do you already have a book deal? Do you have an agent? Well before you sign that agreement (even if you have an agent) you should read this. As an intellectual property attorney who,... by Francine Ward | Mar 5, 2017 | Book attorney, Book Contract, Book contracts, Book Lawyer, Legal, Legal Blog
DON’T SIGN THAT BOOK PUBLISHING AGREEMENT without reading and understanding between the lines. The other day I got a new book client, and that’s the first thing I said to him—DO NOT, and I repeat, DO NOT sign the publishing agreement he received from the publisher... by Francine Ward | Mar 5, 2017 | author, Book attorney, Book Contract, Book contracts, Book Lawyer, Publishing
People will often try to discourage you by saying, “it’s so hard to get a book deal, so don’t even try.” My two cents is, while the publishing industry has definitely changed with the increasing presence and power of the Internet, there are still opportunities to... by Francine Ward | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog Law, Book attorney, Book Contract, Book contracts, Books attorney, Legal Blog, Publishing, publishing agreement
Publishing Work. Are you an aspiring writer looking to get your book published, or are you already a published author who traversed the maze of pitfalls of publishing? Publishing your work, unfortunately, is not a simple open and close task. There is so much on the...
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