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3 Pitfalls of the Editing Clause in a Publishing Contract and How to Avoid Them
3 Pitfalls of the Editing Clause in a Publishing Contract and How to Avoid Them Editing clauses are an integral part of publishing contracts. This seems obvious as every writer, however conceited, knows that mistakes have the nasty habit of sneaking through their writing and escape the author’s eye. So, editing we must and so should the publisher. This leads us to Pitfall number 1. The publisher asks for money to perform the editing This is a huge red … Read entire article »
Filed under: Editing tips, Resources, The Legal Corner
Do you have the right to submit your story for a #writingcontest?
Do you have the right to submit your story for a writing contest? Many writing contests’ Terms and Conditions stipulate that they require a “previously unpublished” story. This of course begs the question of what constitutes “published”. Of course, if your story has already been published by a magazine, whether online of in print, or even if it is only the school newspaper, it is a published story and therefore is disqualified for that type of contest. Actually, … Read entire article »
Filed under: The Legal Corner
What About Copyright Infringement Issues in Europe?
What About Copyright Infringement Issues in Europe? After the major turmoil caused by SOPA in the US, it is time to have a look at what is happening with copyright in Europe. In other words, is copyright infringement a prime specific to the US or is it affecting copyright holders worldwide? Below is an article by The French news agency AFP, that clearly indicates that copyright infringement is endemic in Europe as well. EU urges balance between Internet … Read entire article »
Filed under: The Legal Corner
SOPA, PIPA and DMCA : Understand the difference
SOPA, PIPA and DMCA : Understand the difference DMCA : is the Digital Millenium Copyright Act in place since 1998 SOPA : Stop Online Piracy Act – House of Representative PIPA : Protect the IP Act – Senate House Both SOPA and PIPA bills are aimed at foreign websites that infringe copyrighted material. The bills are commonly associated with media piracy, but may also apply to counterfeit consumer goods and medication. So why so many different legal documents? Online piracy is … Read entire article »
Filed under: The Legal Corner
SOPA and Writers
SOPA and Writers The debate around the SOPA and PIPA acts has generated a lot of noise during the last weeks. The blackout movement spearheaded by Wikipedia to protest against SOPA, the attacks by Anonymous hackers against federal institutions and various recording and movie companies are great material to write article, so journalists and bloggers alike relished the occasion. This must be why a verbatim search for “SOPA Censorship” yields over 152 million results. The whole protest … Read entire article »
Filed under: Journal, The Legal Corner
Creating a legal framework for eBooks
Creating a legal framework for eBooks The legal community is lagging behind when it comes to legislate about new technologies. Last week, the European Union (EU) antitrust regulators today launched a formal investigation to determine if Apple and five book publishers — France’s Hachette Livre, German-owned Macmillan, U.K. publisher Penguin, and U.S.-based Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster – are guilty of price-fixing. Antitrust officials suspect that the book publishers and Apple violated EU laws by entering into … Read entire article »
Filed under: The Legal Corner
Amazon’s Brand of Censorship – Avoid Getting Banned from Amazon as an Author – Part 3
Amazon’s Brand of Censorship – Avoid Getting Banned from Amazon as an Author – Part 3 Now, the week-end is over, the full implication of the dangers included in violating Amazon Content Guidelines have fully sunk in, it is time to examine them with total attention. So, without further ado, let’s broach the fifth and last item on the agenda. (please note that the featured image is a Print Screen of these Amazon content guidelines as of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Book Promotion, Resources, The Legal Corner
Avoid Getting Banned from Amazon as an Author – Part 2
Avoid Getting Banned from Amazon as an Author – Part 2 Back to part 1 – Onto Part 3 Now onto to the slightly more disputable item, the confidentiality… 3. Revealing confidential information If you ever wondered why it is so difficult to find out statistics about sales figures by self-published writers, here it is, underlined below, in an extract of Amazon KDP Terms and Conditions. 7 Confidentiality. You will not, without our express, prior written permission: (a) issue any … Read entire article »
Filed under: Book Promotion, Resources, The Legal Corner
Avoid Getting Banned from Amazon as an Author! – Part 1
Avoid Getting Banned from Amazon as an Author! – Part 1 So your book is now finished and up on Amazon shelves and you are keen to push the sales. Yet, better beware of using tactics that are in violation with the Terms and Condition of Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, as this would effectively give Amazon grounds to ban you for life from using their services as an author. As 80% of online book sales typically … Read entire article »
Filed under: Book Promotion, Resources, The Legal Corner
Author’s Guild, Inc is suing Google for massive copyright infringement
Author’s Guild, Inc is suing Google for massive copyright infringement (What happened before) On the 14th of October this year, a Fourth Amended Class Action against Google has been filed by the Author’s Guild, Inc and a handful of authors. The plaintiff complain that Google’s contract with several public and universities libraries to create digital archives of the content of these libraries, a contract that would enable Google to reproduce and retains for its own commercial … Read entire article »
Filed under: The Legal Corner
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