The copyright handbook : what every writer needs to know / Stephen Fishman.
2011
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Author
Title
The copyright handbook : what every writer needs to know / Stephen Fishman.
Published
Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2011.
Call Number
KF2995 .F53 2011
Edition
Eleventh edition.
ISBN
9781413316179 (pbk.)
1413316174 (pbk.)
9781413316476 (e-book)
1413316476 (e-book)
9781413316476 (epub e-book)
1413316476 (epub e-book)
1413316174 (pbk.)
9781413316476 (e-book)
1413316476 (e-book)
9781413316476 (epub e-book)
1413316476 (epub e-book)
Description
424 pages ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
System Control No.
(OCoLC)715288405
Summary
"Provides all of the information and forms to protect written works under copyright law. The 11th edition includes the latest changes to copyright law plus new information on the registration process and options to file electronically"--Provided by publisher.
Note
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Digital File Characteristics
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Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Your Legal Companion
1
1.
Copyright Basics
3
Why Have a Copyright Law?
4
What Is Copyright?
4
How Is a Copyright Created and Protected?
5
What Copyright Protects
6
Limitations on Copyright Protection
6
Copyright Ownership and Transfer of Ownership
7
How Long a Copyright Lasts
8
Copyright Infringement
8
Other Protections for Intellectual Property
8
2.
Copyright Notice
13
Introduction: The Little "c" in a Circle
15
When Copyright Notice Is Required
15
Why Provide a Copyright Notice on Published Works?
16
When to Provide Notice
18
Notices for Online Works
18
Form of Notice
18
Notice on Compilations and Adaptations
22
Book Dust Jackets
26
Multimedia Works
26
Where to Place Copyright Notice
26
Other Information Near the Notice
29
Copyright Notice on Unpublished Manuscripts
32
3.
Copyright Registration
35
What Is Copyright Registration?
38
Why Register?
38
What Can and Should Be Registered
41
Who Can Register?
42
Registration as a Single Unit
45
Registering Derivative Works and Compilations
51
How to Register
53
Online Copyright Registration
54
Registering Using Form CO
60
Registering Using Form TX and Other Paper Application Forms
60
Registering Newspapers, Magazines, Newsletters, and Other Periodicals: Form SE, Short Form SE, Form SE/Group, Form G/DN
61
Registering a Group of Contributions to Periodicals: Form GR/CP
68
Registering Online Works
71
Registering Multimedia Works
73
Registering Contents of Automated Databases
74
Satisfying Copyright Office Deposit Requirements
75
Sending Your Application to the Copyright Office
81
Postal Mailing Your Paper Application, Fee, and Deposit
81
Expedited Registration
82
Preregistration of Unpublished Works
84
Dealing With the Copyright Office
87
Full-Term Retention of Deposits and Other Ways to Preserve Deposits
89
Correcting Errors After Registration Is Completed
93
4.
Correcting or Changing Copyright Notice or Registration
95
Works Published After March 1, 1989
97
Copies Published Between January 1, 1978, and February 28, 1989
97
Works Published Before 1978
99
Types of Errors or Omissions That Invalidate a Copyright Notice
100
Why a Supplemental Registration Should Be Filed (When Appropriate)
102
When Supplemental Registration Is Not Appropriate
104
Supplemental Registration Procedure
105
Effect of Supplemental Registration
106
5.
What Copyright Protects
109
What Copyright Protects: Tangible, Original Expression
111
What Copyright Does Not Protect: The Boundaries of the Public Domain
115
Distinguishing Between Protected Expression and Material in the Public Domain: Putting It All Together
124
Copyright in the Online World
129
How Copyright Protects Different Types of Online Works
137
6.
Adaptations and Compilations
143
Derivative Works
144
Compilations
149
7.
Initial Copyright Ownership
159
Independent Authorship by an Individual
160
Works Made for Hire
161
Jointly Authored Works
184
8.
Transferring Copyright Ownership
199
How Copyright Ownership Rights Are Transferred to Others
202
Rights Retained by Author After Transfer
205
Copyright Transfers Between Freelance Writers and Magazines and Other Periodicals
212
Copyright Transfers Between Writers and Book Publishers
214
Electronic Publishing and Ownership of Electronic Rights
216
Transfer Documents
221
Marriage, Divorce, and Copyright Ownership
224
Recording Copyright Transfers With the Copyright Office
226
9.
Copyright Duration
233
Works Created During or After 1978
234
End of Calendar Year Rule
237
Works Created but Not Published or Registered Before January 1, 1978
238
Works Published or Registered Before January 1, 1978
240
Special Rules for Works First Published Abroad Before 1978
244
Duration of Copyright in Adaptations (Derivative Works)
247
Termination of Transfers of Renewal Term Rights in Pre-1978 Works
248
10.
Using Other Authors' Words
251
Introduction
252
Introduction to the Fair Use Privilege
253
When Is a Use a Fair Use?
254
Fair Use and the Photocopy Machine
261
Copying by Libraries and Archives
265
Other Fair Uses
270
11.
Copyright Infringement: What It Is, What to Do About It, How to Avoid It
275
What Is Copyright Infringement?
277
How to Know Whether You Have a Valid Infringement Claim
279
When Copying Protected Expression Is Excused
287
Self-Help Remedies for Copyright Infringement
288
Overview of Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
291
What You Can Get If You Win: Remedies for Copyright Infringement
299
What to Do If You're Accused of Infringement
303
Copyright Infringement Online
307
12.
International Copyright Protection
329
International Protection for U.S. Citizens and Nationals
330
Protection in the United States for Non-U.S. Citizens
338
Copyright Protection in Canada
346
Marketing Your Work in Foreign Countries
351
13.
Copyright and Taxation
353
Writers' Income Tax Deductions
354
Taxation of Copyright Income
367
14.
Obtaining Copyright Permissions
371
Who Owns the Text?
372
Start With Online Permission Services
373
Locate the Publisher
375
Contact the Author
377
Special Situations
379
When You Can't Find the Rights Holder
384
Negotiating Text Permission and Fees
387
15.
Help Beyond This Book
399
Intensive Background Resources
400
Primary Source Materials on Copyright
401
Finding a Copyright Lawyer
402
A.
Appendix: How to Use the Interactive Forms
407
Editing RTFs
408
List of Forms
409
Index
411