IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS
A Primer for Authors —
Protect Your Work and Yourself
Have you ever heard any of the following? If so, this work is for you.
Ignorance is Not Bliss provides you with the basics about how to choose strong and potentially protectable titles; what copyright protection is and how it works; who owns rights to the cover art for, and the audio version of, your book; first steps to take if someone infringes on your rights or claims you’ve infringed on theirs; how assignments and licenses work; making fair use of the works of others; the power of a DMCA notice; defamation, privacy, and use of likeness issues; and so much more.
Practicing attorney and multi-award winning author Patricia Reding, assists her clients in protecting their trademarks and copyrights. Now she offers you this primer, filled with information that will help you to protect your works—and keep you from infringing on the legal rights of others.
An indispensable resource for all writers in today’s complex publishing world!
—K.S. Jones, Multi-award winning author of Shadow of the Hawk
A Primer for Authors —
Protect Your Work and Yourself
Have you ever heard any of the following? If so, this work is for you.
- “I want to protect my idea.”
- “I don’t mind if someone pirates my books for others to download for free. I could get more readers that way. Besides, it’s flattering . . .”
- “I heard that so long as you don’t copy more than ten words from something, then it’s not copyright infringement.”
- “Yes, I can use that material on my website. I found it on the Internet, so it’s in the pubic domain.”
- “I didn’t pay much attention to the terms of the contract. It was all so confusing. Really, I just wanted to get published.”
Ignorance is Not Bliss provides you with the basics about how to choose strong and potentially protectable titles; what copyright protection is and how it works; who owns rights to the cover art for, and the audio version of, your book; first steps to take if someone infringes on your rights or claims you’ve infringed on theirs; how assignments and licenses work; making fair use of the works of others; the power of a DMCA notice; defamation, privacy, and use of likeness issues; and so much more.
Practicing attorney and multi-award winning author Patricia Reding, assists her clients in protecting their trademarks and copyrights. Now she offers you this primer, filled with information that will help you to protect your works—and keep you from infringing on the legal rights of others.
An indispensable resource for all writers in today’s complex publishing world!
—K.S. Jones, Multi-award winning author of Shadow of the Hawk