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    <subTitle>an Authors Guild desk reference</subTitle>
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    <namePart type="date">1946-</namePart>
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    <publisher>Allworth Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>[2013]</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2013</dateIssued>
    <edition>4th ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>342 p. : forms ; 23 cm</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Writing 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.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Kay Murray and Tad Crawford.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
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    <topic>Legal status, laws, etc</topic>
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    <topic>Popular works</topic>
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