Category: Legal Topics for Authors

Recording – Copyright, Trademarks and Other Legal Details for Authors

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Jun 17, 2018 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Templates, Worksheets, Downloads, BUSINESS - MEMBERS ONLY, Legal Topics for Authors, PUBLISHING - MEMBERS ONLY

Writer and lawyer Helen Sedwick explains what every writer needs to know about copyright: what it...

Actual Traditional Publisher Agreement

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | May 27, 2018 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Templates, Worksheets, Downloads, Legal Topics for Authors, PUBLISHING - MEMBERS ONLY

*This is an actual agreement with the publisher and author details removed. This is meant as an...

Recording: Denise Gibbon: Understanding Legal Contracts & Agreements for Authors & Publishers

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Jan 24, 2018 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Teleseminar Recording Archives, BUSINESS - MEMBERS ONLY, Legal Topics for Authors

Join us as Denise Gibbon helps us Understand Legal Contracts and Agreements for Authors and...

Recording: Brian Craig on Copyright, Privacy, and Defamation Issues for Nonfiction Authors

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Oct 18, 2017 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Teleseminar Recording Archives, BUSINESS - MEMBERS ONLY, Legal Topics for Authors, PUBLISHING - MEMBERS ONLY

Join us as Brian Craig discusses Copyright, Privacy, and Defamation Issues for Nonfiction Authors....

Recording: Protecting Your Legal Rights – Copyrights, Trademarks, etc.

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Feb 12, 2017 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Templates, Worksheets, Downloads, BUSINESS - MEMBERS ONLY, Legal Topics for Authors, PUBLISHING - MEMBERS ONLY

In this recording from our Nonfiction Writers Conference greatest hits, writer and lawyer Helen...

Understanding Resale Licenses and Seller’s Permits for Authors

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, Business Side of Authorship, Legal Topics for Authors, Nonfiction Book Publishing, Past Events

When you sell physical merchandise, such as your paperback or hardcover books, you are supposed to...

Expert Interview: Helen Sedwick, author of Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Apr 19, 2016 | Interviews - Authors, Members, Experts, Legal Topics for Authors, Past Events

Name: Helen Sedwick Book Title(s): Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook; How Authors Sell Publishing...

Sample Literary Agent Letter of Agreement

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Jan 31, 2016 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Templates, Worksheets, Downloads, Legal Topics for Authors, PUBLISHING - MEMBERS ONLY

The following document is an actual letter of agreement from a literary agent/agency. It...

Recording: Dana Newman on Legal Issues for Authors

Posted by Stephanie Chandler | Apr 17, 2014 | AUTHORITY MEMBERS ONLY: Teleseminar Recording Archives, BUSINESS - MEMBERS ONLY, Legal Topics for Authors

Attorney Dana Newman will answer questions about copyright law, trademarks, and other legal issues for authors and publishers. Don’t miss this important session, and join us to get your questions answered! Dana Newman is a...

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