The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to Know, 15th Edition

If you work with words, you need this book

No writer likes to see their hard work or creativity copied by others—or to be accused of copying. Fortunately,The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to protect yourself. Find information and forms to help you

learn what copyright law protects and doesn’t
register your work with the Copyright Office
deal with infringers, online and off
transfer ownership of a copyright
get international copyright protection
understand the “fair use” rule
obtain permission to use copyrighted work, and
profit from your copyright.

The 15th edition is updated with key court decisions and emerging rules in order to provide the latest guidance on registering and protecting your work.

With Downloadable Forms: Essential forms and agreements including a Copyright Assignment, Work-Made-for-Hire Agreement, Collaboration Agreement, and Permission Agreement are available for download (details inside).