The Law, In Plain English, For Photographers (Paperback)

by Leonard D. Duboff (Author) "The professional photographer is hardly likely to have a staff lawyer..." (more)
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". . . a complete discussion of the legal and business issues of everyday concern to photographers." -- PhotoSource International

Product Description
The photographer's definitive business and legal resource is now completely updated and expanded. In this valuable guide, arts attorney Leonard DuBoff takes you step by step though all the legal aspects of the photography business. Here is expert advice for everything from contracts to trademarks, including government licenses, taxes, censorship, the rights of privacy and publicity, leases and insurance, estate planning, and more. This latest, up-to-the minute edition pays special attention to the legal challenges that have been brought about by digital cameras and the Internet. With the important legal advice found in this guide, you'll save thousands of dollars in attorney fees–and find expert legal assistance when you need it the most.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; Revised edition (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581152256
• ISBN-13: 978-1581152258
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #409,942 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A basic survey of photographers' rights and obligations, August 8, 2002

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Digital imaging and the Net offer both new markets and legal challenges for photographers: Leonard Duboff's Law In Plain English For Photographers provides a survey of the rights and responsibilities of modern photographers, covering the latest rulings for copyright and trademark law, surveying contract structures and leases, and providing a host of everyday business and legal concerns. An excellent, basic survey of photographers' rights and obligations.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, January 9, 2007

By	Michael Kirst "michaelkirst.com" (Los Angeles, CA.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although no book is meant to take the place of an actual attorney when it comes to specific legal matters (as this book prefaces with a disclaimer inside the front cover), this particular book takes an in-depth look at many different legal scenarios involving still photographers. It also gives detailed references of case logs for each legal scenario presented. I found the book to be very useful at anwering questions of an ambiguis nature when it came to certain legal aspects of copyright, usage, contracts and privacy, etc. I highly recommend this book and it is something that every professional photographer such as myself, should have on thier shelf at home.

2.0 out of 5 stars Missed opportunity, June 7, 2009

By	NewEnglandScene (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

This book disappointed me. At least half the book is devoted to generic topics of setting up one's own business quite apart from anything to do with photography. Filler, from my perspective. The treatment of the legal parameters for photography was way too brief. I leaned a few things from this book but it was hardly the reference manual or comprehensive treatment of the legal aspects of photography I was expecting. This book is going to be donated to the book drive.