01935cam a2200313 i 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007802000250009502000220012004000230014204100080016504200080017304300120018105000230019308200160021670000170023224500960024925000120034526000440035730000290040150400510043050509610048165000690144265000450151165000390155670000260159512610120230410123441.0130326s2013    nyuk     b    001 0 eng    a17673681  a  2013012501  a9781621532422 (pbk.)  a1621532429 (pbk.)  aDLCbengcDLCerda  aEng  apcc  an-us---14aKF 390bM982w 201300a346.7304/821 aMurray, Kay.14aThe writer's legal guide :ban Authors Guild desk reference /cKay Murray and Tad Crawford.  a4th ed.  aNew York, NY :bAllworth Press,c[2013]  a342 p. :bforms ;c23 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aWriting is a business -- Copyright basics -- Copyright : notice, registration, and deposit -- Copyright : works made for hire, joint works, and community property -- Copyright : infringement, litigation and fair use -- Copyright : history, and its future -- Idea theft, misattribution, reputational harm : other protections for writers -- Free expression and its limits -- How to use open government laws -- Contracts : introduction and negotiating basics -- Negotiating a book contract -- Newspaper, magazine, and syndication contracts -- Self-publishing options: e-books and print on demand -- Electronic rights and wrongs: battles over digital rights -- Literary agents and agency agreements -- Collaboration and ghostwriting agreements -- Film and television contracts and dramatic productions -- How to avoid and resolve disputes -- Taxes : writing income and expenses -- The hobby loss rule -- Taxes: beyond schedule C -- Estate planning for writers. 0aAuthorsxLegal status, laws, etc.zUnited StatesvPopular works. 0aCopyrightzUnited StatesvPopular works. 4aDerechos de autorzEstados Unidos.1 aCrawford, Tad,d1946-