The Copyright Handbook: How to Protect & Use Written Words

by Fishman, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780873379748
• ISBN10: 0873379748
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Nolo

Summary

This must-have handbook for writers and artists provides every necessary tool to protect written expression under United States and international copyrightl aw. With step-by-step instructions, it illustrates how to register a written work with the copyright office. "For anyone who creates written words...the Copyright Handbook is as essential as a dictionary." Business Life "Another great Nolo title - the Copyright Handbook will be a hit with librarians, copyright researchers, and anyone who wants to protect their work." Library Journal

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized	2	(1)
Which Parts of This Book You Should Read	2	(1)
What This Book Is Not About	3
Copyright Basics
Why Have a Copyright Law?	2	(1)
What Is Copyright?	2	(1)
How Is a Copyright Created and Protected?	2	(1)
What Copyright Protects	3	(1)
Limitations on Copyright Protection	3	(1)
Copyright Ownership and Transfer of Ownership	4	(1)
How Long a Copyright Lasts	4	(1)
Copyright Infringement	5	(1)
Other Protections for Intellectual Property	5
Copyright Notice
Introduction	2	(1)
When Copyright Notice Is Required	2	(1)
Why Provide a Copyright Notice on Published Works?	3	(1)
When to Provide Notice	4	(1)
Form of Notice	5	(2)
Notice on Compilations and Adaptations	7	(3)
Book Dust Jackets	10	(1)
Multimedia Works	10	(1)
Where to Place Copyright Notice	10	(2)
Other Information Near Notice	12	(2)
Copyright Notice on Unpublished Manuscripts	14
Copyright Registration
What Is Copyright Registration?	2	(1)
Why Register?	2	(2)
What Can and Should Be Registered	4	(1)
Who Can Register?	5	(3)
Registration As a Single Unit	8	(5)
Registering Derivative Works and Compilations	13	(1)
Four-Step Registration Process	14	(1)
Selecting the Appropriate Registration Form	15	(3)
How to Complete Form TX	18	(11)
How to Complete Form PA	29	(3)
Registering Newspapers, Magazines and Other Periodicals: Form SE, Short Form SE, Form SE/Group, Form G/DN	32	(9)
Registering a Group of Contributions to Periodicals: Form GR/CP	41	(3)
Satisfying Copyright Office Deposit Requirements	44	(3)
Sending Your Application to the Copyright Office	47	(1)
Expedited Registration	48	(2)
Dealing With the Copyright Office	50	(2)
Full Term Retention of Deposits and Other Ways to Preserve Deposits	52	(2)
Correcting Errors After Registration Is Completed	54
Correcting or Changing Copyright Notice or Registration
Dealing With Errors or Omissions in Copyright Notice
Works Published After March 1, 1989	2	(1)
Copies Published Between January 1, 1978, and February 28, 1989	2	(2)
Works Published Before 1978	4	(1)
Types of Errors or Omissions That Invalidate a Copyright Notice	5	(1)
Dealing With Errors or Changes Affecting Copyright Registration: Supplemental Registration
Why a Supplemental Registration Should Be Filed (When Appropriate)	6	(1)
When Supplemental Registration Is Not Appropriate	7	(1)
Supplemental Registration Procedure	8	(2)
Effect of Supplemental Registration	10
What Copyright Protects
What Copyright Protects: Tangible, Original Expression	2	(3)
What Copyright Does Not Protect: The Boundaries of the Public Domain	5	(6)
Distinguishing Between Protected Expression and Material in the Public Domain: Putting It All Together	11
Adaptions and Compilations
Derivative Works	2	(4)
Compilations	6
Initial Copyright Ownership
Independent Authorship by an Individual	2	(1)
Works Made for Hire	3	(17)
Jointly Authored Works	20
Transferring Copyright Ownership
How Copyright Ownership Rights Are Transferred to Others	2	(3)
Rights Retained by Author After Transfer	5	(5)
Copyright Transfers Between Freelance Writers and Magazines and Other Periodicals	10	(2)
Copyright Transfers Between Writers and Book Publishers	12	(2)
Transfer Documents	14	(2)
Marriage, Divorce and Copyright Ownership	16	(1)
Recording Copyright Transfers With the Copyright Office	17
Copyright Duration
Works Created During or After 1978	2	(2)
End of Calendar Year Rule	4	(1)
Works Created but Not Published or Registered Before January 1, 1978	5	(2)
Works Published or Registered Before January 1, 1978	7	(3)
Special Rules for Works First Published Abroad Before 1978	10	(2)
Duration of Copyright in Adaptations (Derivative Works)	12	(1)
Renewal of Copyright in Pre-1978 Works	12	(1)
Termination of Transfers of Renewal Term Rights in Pre- 1978 Works	13
Using Other Authors' Words
Introduction	2	(1)
Introduction to the Fair Use Privilege	3	(1)
When Is a Use a Fair Use?	3	(6)
Fair Use and the Photocopy Machine	9	(3)
Copying by Libraries and Archives	12	(4)
Other Fair Uses	16	(3)
Obtaining Permission to Use Protected Material	19
Copyright Infringement: What It Is, What to Do About It, How to Avoid It
What Is Copyright Infringement?	2	(1)
How to Know Whether You Have a Valid Infringement Claim	3	(7)
When Copying Protected Expression Is Excused	10	(1)
Self-Help Remedies for Copyright Infringement	10	(4)
Overview of Copyright Infringement Lawsuits	14	(5)
What You Can Get If You Win: Remedies for Copyright Infringement	19	(3)
What to Do If You're Accused of Infringement	22
International Copyright Protection
International Protection for U.S. Citizens and Nationals	2	(3)
Protection in the U.S. for Non-U.S. Citizens	5	(9)
Copyright Protection in Canada	14	(4)
Marketing Your Work in Foreign Countries	18
Copyright in the Online World, Electronic Publishing and Multimedia
What's Available Online	2	(1)
What Online Materials Qualify for Copyright	3	(1)
Rights Enjoyed by Copyright Owners Online	3	(6)
How Copyright Protects Different Types of Online Works	9	(3)
Copyright Infringement Online	12	(14)
Copyright Formalities---Notice and Registration	26	(2)
Electronic Publishing and Ownership of Electronic Rights	28	(6)
Multimedia Works	34	(4)
Electronic Databases	38
Copyrights and Taxation
Writers' Income Tax Deductions	2	(10)
Taxation of Copyright Income	12
Help Beyond This Book
Intensive Background Resources	2	(1)
Primary Source Materials on Copyright	3	(1)
Finding a Copyright Lawyer	4