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Where to check if a book is copyrighted
Where to check if a book is copyrighted Sometimes, we need to use work from other writers, often work available online. Yet, in order to do so, it is essential to ensure that no copyright infringement is taking place. For the lucky ones, the work figures on a website or a blog where contact details are available and it is possible to contact the copyright holder through the site or blog. Unfortunately, it is not always the case … Read entire article »
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Content Writers Freelancers Rights
Our previous entry on Electronic rights was aimed at rights for books, not for content written by freelancers. As content in increasingly king on the net, the value of content is rising. Yet, many freelancers do not know how to negotiate their rights and end up losing out on substantial revenue. Below are the extracts pertaining to electronic rights as published in a brilliant article available here that explains in extenso all the parts of a publishing … Read entire article »
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Copyrights – Economic Rights – Part 1 – Print Rights
For more info on copyrights issues : Literary Law Guide For Authors Moral rights are all nice and important but they do not pay the bill. So let’s have a look at the economic rights: a. Print rights b. Electronic rights c. Translation rights d. Screen, stage and broadcasting rights e. Merchandising rights Today, we will look at the Print Rights. This seems to be an easy enough task. Basically, by signing away the print rights, the author grants the publisher the right to … Read entire article »
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Know Thy Copyrights : Part 2 – Moral Rights
When used in conjunction with copyright, moral rights encompass: The right of attribution: the requirement to acknowledge or credit the author of a work which is used or appears in another work. The right to publish anonymously or under a pseudonym: self-explanatory. The right of integrity of the work: the right for a creator to protect the integrity of the work against derogatory treatment. All these rights can be retained by the copyright holder regardless of the status of … Read entire article »
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Know Thy Copyrights!
As writers, we would rather spend our days thinking up new worlds and new stories than delving into the nuts and bolts of legal texts written in dreaded legalese just to confuse readers who are not members of any law society. Yet, when it comes to copyright, the savvy writer knows that there lies his bread and butter and he’d better know intimately the ins and outs of the subject before signing off any rights to, … Read entire article »
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