Copyright Guide

"A definitive resource." —Midwest Book Review
A Clear, Friendly Reference for Using, Protecting, and Profiting from Copyright

Copyright may seem like a mystery, but it is actually quite easy to understand—as Lee Wilson demonstrates in The Copyright Guide, Fourth Edition. This resource explains everything you need to know to make copyright work for you, including how to license your copyrights, how to acquire the right to use the works of others, what copyright infringement is, how to protect your works from infringement, and how to avoid infringing on the works of others.
This is a must-read for anyone who creates or uses copyright—which, due to the explosion of information technology, is just about everyone! In plain language with scores of real-life examples, this newly updated edition addresses important issues in copyright, including:
How to secure copyright protection without a lawyer
What constitutes copyright infringement
How copyright law applies to new media
When parody is really infringement
How to handle copyright trolls

With informative tips and easy-to-use forms, The Copyright Guide will save you legal fees, make sure you avoid infringing on the works of others, and help you protect and profit from what you create.

„O resursa definitiva”. —Midwest Book Review: o referinta clara si prietenoasa pentru utilizarea, protejarea si profitul din drepturile de autor. Copyright poate parea un mister, dar este de fapt destul de usor de inteles - asa cum demonstreaza Lee Wilson in Ghidul drepturilor de autor, editia a patra. Aceasta resursa explica tot ce trebuie sa stiti pentru ca drepturile de autor sa functioneze pentru dvs., inclusiv cum sa va licentati drepturile de autor, cum sa dobanditi dreptul de a folosi operele altora, ce este incalcarea drepturilor de autor, cum sa va protejati lucrarile impotriva incalcarii si cum sa evitati incalcarea lucrarilor altora.