Legal Matters

By Stephen Goldin
Published by Parsina Press
$1.99 Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: July 10, 2010
Words: 5,915 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452481203

Short description

Theodore Sturgeon called THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER "the second best reference book a writer can have,after the dictionary." Harlan Ellison said, "It may not make you a better writer, but it will keep you from being a poorer one." This excerpt discusses fair use and permissions for quotes, obscenity, libel and invasion of privacy, writers' wills and estates, and public lending rights.

Extended description

Theodore Sturgeon called THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER "the second best reference book a writer can have,after the dictionary." Harlan Ellison said, "It may not make you a better writer, but it will keep you from being a poorer one." Isaac Asimov said, "Read [this book]. It will tell you everything clearly and interrestingly."

Published in 1982, before the widespread use of personal computers, the Internet, and electronic publishing, the book concentrated on writing and selling to the print media--books and magazines. Updated excerpts are now being reprinted on various topics--still focused on those primary areas, but still applicable to the current-day writer.

This excerpt discusses fair use and permissions for getting quotes, skirting the dangers of obscenity, libel and invasion of privacy, writers' wills and estates, and public lending rights.

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estate planning, copyright questions, libel, wills, obscenity, invasion of privacy, permission

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