Fair Use, Free Use, and Use by Permission: How to Handle Copyrights in All Media [Paperback]

Lee Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1581154321 | ISBN-13: 978-1581154320 | Edition: 1

• Who needs this book? Only every writer, photographer, illustrator, designer,
businessperson, musician, songwriter,
filmmaker, teacher, researcher, advertiser, and Web designer in the United States


• How to find copyright owners, request
permissions, and keep records


• Easy-reference copyright duration chart, form agreements,
form letters, resources, and checklists


Permissions—they’re enough to make anyone crazy. Thank heavens there’s Fair Use, Free Use and Use by Permission, the one-volume reference that is sure to save the sanity of thousands of grateful readers. Writers, photographers, illustrators, designers, teachers, researchers—anyone involved with intellectual property needs this practical, straightforward guide to copyright law. Find out what constitutes fair use, how to get permissions, and how to protect creative work, plus learn about copyright infringement, public domain, and much more. Illuminating true-life stories enliven the ins and outs of copyright law, and helpful charts, resource lists, and forms make the permissions experience vastly more manageable. Let a respected intellectual property lawyer show the way through the copyright maze!

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About the Author

Lee Wilson is a writer and intellectual property lawyer. In private practice in Nashville since 1984, she has served on the board of the Sinking Creek Film Celebration and as president of the nonprofit organization that published the scholarly Cumberland Poetry Review, was founding president of the Tennessee Writers Alliance, and is a frequent speaker to arts groups. Wilson has written six books on intellectual-property law topics published by Allworth Press. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 1 edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581154321
• ISBN-13: 978-1581154320
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #809,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #100 in Books > Law > Media & the Law

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must' for any public, art or business library, May 20, 2006

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This review is from: Fair Use, Free Use, and Use by Permission: How to Handle Copyrights in All Media (Paperback)

Whether you're involved in business, the arts, or multimedia productions, you have to consult FAIR USE, FREE USE AND USE BY PERMISSION: HOW TO HANDLE COPYRIGHTS IN ALL MEDIA. Where other books narrow the focus to copyright protection in the Internet era, FAIR USE discusses different types of copyright issues, from how to verify what copyright law 'fair' use falls under to gaining permissions, negotiating licenses, securing releases, and more. Chapters even delve into how to locate copyright holders, how to request permissions, and how to understand copyright status of a work. Far more comprehensive than competitors on the topic, this is a 'must' for any public, art or business library.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor

California Bookwatch

0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fair Use, Free Usse, and Use by Permission: How to..., March 15, 2007

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This review is from: Fair Use, Free Use, and Use by Permission: How to Handle Copyrights in All Media (Paperback)

The book arrived in excellent condition within the scheduled delivery time.

Thank you,

Francine Keehnel