COPYRIGHT WEBSITES - PART 9
The following Websites will give you more information on...
View ArticleCOPYRIGHTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY - PART 10
The copyright law also offers protection for photographers and their photographs. Following are a few thing photographers need to know about that protection:Photographs are also protected for the...
View ArticleFAIR USE - PART 11
One of the most confusing aspects of the copyright law is the understanding and application of Fair Use. In this context Fair Use refers to the use of quotes from other people’s writings...
View ArticleFAIR USE - PART 12
Since this whole area of Fair Use can be confusing, I have contacted some publishers about what kind of guidelines they use for their editors and authors. Below is a list of guidelines used by a major...
View ArticleGHOSTWRITING - PART 13
There are no legal technicalities involved in becoming a ghostwriter. You simply hang out your shingle. As a ghostwriter, you are basically a surrogate writer for someone—often an expert or...
View ArticleLIBEL- PART 14
It is possible to write about a person—even in a negative light—without having to ask their permission. However, if what you say is presented as fact, you must be able to verify it as the truth. On the...
View ArticlePAYMENT PROBLEMS (BOOKS) - PART 15
The terms for when and how you are to be paid for a book are all covered in your book contract. It should indicate that you will be paid royalties once or twice a year (contract says which), and by...
View ArticlePERMISSIONS - PART 16
Author’s ResponsibilityIf it is necessary to obtain permission to use quotes from other sources, it is the author’s responsibility to do so. When the quote is to be used in a magazine, seek the...
View ArticleGETTING PERMISSION - PART 17
If what you want to quote is in a magazine, write directly to the magazine for permission. If the publisher bought only first or one-time rights, the author owns the copyright and he/she is the only...
View ArticleWHAT DOES CR OWNER NEED TO KNOW? - PART 18
* Send a written request to the attention of the “Permissions Administrator” or “Permissions Department.” Since the name of this department or desk varies from company to company, it is best to...
View ArticleCOPYRIGHT - EXCEPTIONS - PART 19
Exceptions: If a book contains a statement on the copyright page that explicitly requires written permissions, write for permission for quotations of any length.Quoting 100 words in a short article is...
View ArticleQUOTING FROM POETRY & MUSIC - PART 20
Quotations of Poetry: Never quote more than one or two lines of a copyrighted poem without securing written permission from the copyright owner. Always give proper credit. In quoting poetry from a...
View ArticleWHAT REQUIRES PERMISSION - PART 21
Material Requiring Permission: Authors are responsible to know the source of any previously printed material they wish to quote in their manuscripts. This includes indirectly quoted material...
View ArticleWHEN TO ASK PERMISSION - PART 22
Note to Book Author: It is best to wait for acceptance of your manuscript, before writing for permissions. Your publisher then will be able to give you the information to include in your request...
View ArticlePERMISSION FORMAT - BOOK -PART 23
Format for a General Permissions Letter - For book Although you can buy pre-printed permissions forms in triplicate at an office supply store, you may simply use a business-letter format that includes...
View ArticlePERMISSIONS - PART 24
When telling someone else’s story If you do an article in which you tell someone else’s story, the publisher may ask for a signed permission slip from the subject giving permission for the story to be...
View ArticlePERMISSIONS FOR QUOTING SCRIPTURE - PART 24-A
It is important to know that all paraphrases of the Bible are books with copyright protection just like other books. The exception is the King James Version and American Standard (except for notes,...
View ArticleADDRESSES FOR PERMISSIONS - PART 24-B
General Guidelines/Addresses for Scripture QuotationsContemporary English Version and Today’s English Version, American Bible Society, CEV or TEV Permissions Department, 1865 Broadway, New York NY...
View ArticlePRIVACY LAWS
If you write about other people, you need to be aware of the privacy laws and what affect they have on such stories. Although we often hear of celebrities who have sued for invasion of privacy, the...
View ArticlePUBLIC DOMAIN
Any writing not having copyright protection is said to be in the public domain. That would generallybe written material that either never had copyright protection, or for which the copyright has run...
View ArticlePAYMENT PROBLEMS (BOOKS)
The terms for when and how you are to be paid for a book are all covered in your book contract. It should indicate that you will be paid royalties once or twice a year (contract says which), and by...
View ArticleRIGHTS
All publishing rights are negotiable, so don’t be afraid to negotiate with publishers who ask for all rights when you only want to sell first or one-time rights. If a publisher wants a piece...
View ArticleWILLS FOR WRITERS
In addition to all the practical reasons anyone has for making a will, as a writer you need to be concerned about what is going to happen to the copyrights in your works. They could be your most...
View ArticleWORK FOR HIRE
Occasionally a publisher will send you a contract for an article or book that they are calling “work for hire.” Signing such a contract means you are giving away all rights to the material and that...
View ArticleFOOTNOTES - PART 1
All footnotes used must follow an acceptable form as indicated in The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), or in the examples below. As long as a form is acceptable, it may vary somewhat from these...
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