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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Nolo
Publication date January 14, 2005
Pages 432
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781413300918
ISBN-10 141330091X
Dimensions 1.20 by 7 by 9 in.
Weight 1.75 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $39.99
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
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, literary works and periodicals, 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 8th edition of The Copyright Handbook is completely updated to provide the latest case law, copyright registration forms and copyright regulations. It also provides a new section on permissions and releases. All forms are included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

Editions
Paperback
Book cover for 9780873372411 Book cover for 9780873373234 Book cover for 9780873374149 Book cover for 9780873375481 Book cover for 9780873378550 Book cover for 9781413300918 Book cover for 9781413305333
 
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!
The price comparison is for this edition
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.
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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