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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Nolo
Publication date September 1, 2002
Pages 432
Binding Paperback
Edition 6th bk&cdr
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780873378550
ISBN-10 0873378555
Dimensions 1 by 8.50 by 10.75 in.
Weight 2.20 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $39.99
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
Introduces the principles of copyright and discusses notice, registration, what is and is not protected, authorship, transfer, fair use, infringement, and international protection. (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Ignorance is not bliss in the information age. If you create original works, you must understand copyright law or risk becoming a skid mark on the information superhighway.

The Copyright Handbook provides you with all the information and forms you'll need to protect all types of creative expression under U.S. and international copyright law. Written in plain English, this must-have handbook tells you everything you need to know about:

*how to register a written work with the copyright office

*what works can be protected

*when and how to use a copyright notice

*copyright protection for works for hire, adaptations, new editions, electronic mail and compilations (databases and catalogs)

*rights and duration of ownership

*transfer of copyright ownership

*what constitutes infringement and how to avoid it

*how to recognize an adapted or recast work

*fair use: when and how copyrighted material can be used

*electronic publishing rights

*registration of multimedia works and multimedia rights

*how to protect written works on the Internet

The Copyright Handbook provides you with the step-by-step instructions and all the forms you need to register your copyright, as tear-outs and on CD-ROM. Completely updated, the 6th edition covers the Supreme Court's seminal ruling in Tasini v. The New York Times, which defines freelancers' rights when their works are reprinted online. It also covers website rights and registration, copyright licensing case law and much more.

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Paperback
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9 pap/cdr edition from Nolo (August 30, 2006); titled "The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect & Use Written Works"
9781413305333 | details & prices | 511 pages | 7.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $39.99
About: Protect your written works, easily and legally!
from Nolo (January 14, 2005); titled "The Copyright Handbook: How To Protect & Use Written Works"
9781413300918 | details & prices | 432 pages | 7.00 × 9.00 × 1.20 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $39.99
About: Ignorance is not bliss in the information age.
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6th bk&cdr edition from Nolo (September 1, 2002); titled "The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect & Use Written Works"
9780873378550 | details & prices | 432 pages | 8.50 × 10.75 × 1.00 in. | 2.20 lbs | List price $39.99
About: Introduces the principles of copyright and discusses notice, registration, what is and is not protected, authorship, transfer, fair use, infringement, and international protection.
5th bk&cdr edition from Nolo (March 1, 2000); titled "The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect & Use Written Works"
9780873375481 | details & prices | 8.50 × 11.00 × 1.00 in. | 2.20 lbs | List price $34.95
About: Providing forms and step-by-step instructions on such topics as transfer of copyright ownership, works for hire, fair use, and infringement, an updated edition offers copyright law guidance for writers, publishers, and educators.
4th bk&dk edition from Nolo (September 1, 1997); titled "The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect & Use Written Works"
9780873374149 | details & prices | 8.50 × 10.75 × 0.75 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Introduces the principles of copyright and discusses notice, registration, what is and is not protected, authorship, transfer, fair use, infringement, and international protection
3rd edition from Nolo (May 1, 1996)
9780873373234 | details & prices | 8.50 × 11.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Introduces the principles of copyright, discusses notice, registration, what is and is not protected, authorship, transfer, fair use, infringement, and international protection, and provides detailed instructions on how to fill out the registration forms
2nd edition from Nolo (May 1, 1994)
9780873372411 | details & prices | 8.50 × 10.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Providing forms and step-by-step instructions on such topics as transfer of copyright ownership, works for hire, fair use, and infringement, an updated edition offers copyright law guidance for writers, publishers, and educators

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