Perle & Williams on Publishing Law, Third Edition - 0735504482 - 9780735504486

Perle & Williams on Publishing Law, Third Edition by E. Gabriel Perle, John Taylor Williams, Mark A. Fischer

by: E. Gabriel Perle, John Taylor Williams, Mark A. Fischer
December 1995, ISBN 0735504482
ISBN 13: 9780735504486
Looseleaf
Purchasers of this looseleaf are enrolled in an automatic supplement program. What is this?

Subscription price including last published supplement:

USD price: $471.00

Last updated: Supplement
15 June 2012

Add to Shopping Cart: Perle & Williams on Publishing Law, Third Edition - 0735504482 - 9780735504486

This valuable handbook covers the latest approaches to relations between writer/publisher and publisher/public including timely and practical advice on clearing text for libel, privacy, and related legal exposure. Perle & Williams on Publishing Law, Third Edition describes contract and problem issues commonly encountered in negotiating royalties, advances, options, writer's warranty, subsidiary rights splits, and much more.

You'll also find intellectual property issues as they affect publishing, including electronic publishing and software, trademark and copyright law, filing procedures, antitrust issues, and more, including:

Practical and useful model agreements save hours of drafting time

Nearly 50 detailed checklists interwoven throughout identify specific factors that should be considered when analyzing materials for legal implications

Sample forms with line by line instructions give you the necessary tools to file properly

Practical tips to successfully negotiate contracts and issues such as royalties, advances, options, writers warranty

And more.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Volume 1

Part A: Publishing Practices and Procedures

Preventing and Resolving Legal Problems: An Overview of Print Publishing
Publishing Contracts
Selected Topics in Periodical Publishing and Advertising
Electronic Publishing and Software
Defamation and Related Issues
Right of Privacy
Right of Publicity
Other Torts Related to Publication
Access of the Press: The Reporter's Privilege to Gather the News
Publishers and the Antitrust Laws
Part B: Copyright Practices and Procedures
Introduction to Copyright
Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright
Rights Secured by Copyright and Fair Use
Duration of Copyright
Ownership of Copyright
Transfer of Ownership and Licenses
Termination of Transfers and Licenses
Publication and Notice
Copyright Registration and Deposit
Infringement of Copyright and Remedies
Preemption of State Law
International Aspects of Copyright
The Copyright Office
Volume 2
Trademark Law
Droit Moral of the Moral Right of Creators

Appendices

Table of Cases

Index

"Gabe Perle and Ike Williams have given us a splendid book redolent with their insight from years of experience in publishing." -- Bruce W. Sanford, Baker & Hostetler, Washington, D.C.