101 Questions About Copyright Law (Paperback)

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Save yourself time, trouble, and expensive attorney's fees by consulting this indispensable guide to U.S. copyright law. Refreshingly free of legal jargon, its easy-to-follow question-and-answer format contains general advice and practical procedural suggestions for a variety of copyright problems and situations. Writers, composers, musicians, architects, inventors--everyone with an interest in copyright matters--will find this book a valuable and practical tool in applying for copyright protection, guarding against copyright infringement, and becoming familiar with the most important aspects of copyright law. Introduction. Index.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 59 pages
• Publisher: Dover Pubns (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048640448X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486404486
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,709,936 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 101 Questions About Copyright Law, April 20, 2000

By	"ravegrrldetroit" (Motor City (Detroit), MI, USA) - See all my reviews

101 Questions About Copyright Law is just that... 101 random questions pertaining to Copyright Law and their answers are included here. I found that this book will be helpful, but that I also needed something that would go further into detail than just a standard "question-answer" format. In my opinion, this is the type if book that will be most useful as a type of quick reference manual. As a beginner's book I find that it will be used best in addition to other books that I purchased containing more in-depth material.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Slapped together, July 18, 2001

By	S. Rhinehart "quote collector" (Northern CA, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Even at this low price, the book isn't worth it. You get the questions and answers--but no organization, no grouping of questions into related topics or chapters, no list of question, no index--no way to search for just what you need to know. Have a specific question? You will have to browse through the entire book to find it. The book also does not give enough of a background to help writers make informed decisions. This was a book written by a lawyer, not a writer, and it shows.

Save your money and buy Cheryl Besenjak's "Copyright Plain and Simple" instead.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent read, but a poor reference, January 7, 2002

By	Leonard R Budney (Springdale, PA USA) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed my first read through the book fairly well. It's clearly written, and gave a pretty good overall feel for the way that copyright law works. So it's still on my shelf, and I don't feel bad about the little bit it cost me.

But...

Exactly as the title suggests, the book is a series of questions and their answers. Although there is a sort of progression from question to question, there is no index, no table of contents, and no real grouping of questions into categories. So if I have a specific question, it would be very hard to find the answer in this book.

Overall, I'd say it's a decent read, but a very poor reference.