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The writer's legal guide : an Authors Guild desk reference / Tad Crawford and Kay Murray.

by Crawford, Tad, 1946-

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New York : Allworth Press ; Authors Guild, c2002.

Authors -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Popular works.

Copyright -- United States -- Popular works.

1581152302 (pbk.)

x, 309 p. : forms ; 23 cm.

The business of writing -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration and deposit -- Copyright : works made for hire, joint works, and community property -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, and permissions -- Copyright : past and present -- Other rights of the writer -- The limitations on free expression -- The Freedom of Information Act -- Contracts : an introduction -- Negotiating a book contract -- Periodical and syndication contracts -- Film and television contracts and dramatic productions -- Electronic rights, e-books, and audio licenses -- Literary agents and agency agreements -- Collaboration agreements -- Book packagers -- The self-publishing option and subsidy presses -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond schedule C -- The hobby loss rule -- Estate planning for professional authors -- How to avoid or resolve disputes.

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