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Questions involving matters of copyright, encapsulating parody and level of similarity questions, reprinting and publishing of copyrighted works, public domain, attribution, fanfiction, legality, and fair use questions. Any question involving copyright law in the U.S. or abroad should be given this tag.
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Would there be copyright problems in publishing a book based on a similar concept?
A concept or an idea cannot be copyrighted, so you wouldn't have to worry about running into any copyright issues unless you use some of the same content. …
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Should an author seek copyright clearance before finding a publisher?
The act of trying to sell your own work which contains somebody else's copyrighted content could be construed as a violation of that copyright. … Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. …
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How to copyright a book without lawyer and outside USA?
If you are going to publish through Amazon, simply include a copyright notice at the beginning of your book. … It can be something as simple as this:
Copyright 2015, Author Name, All rights reserved
Every country has different guidelines regarding copyright, but pretty much every country will accept this …
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Can a Canadian Publisher now legally publish original James Bond fiction?
The copyright for all of Ian Fleming's books fall into this category, and as such, they are still protected. … Ian Fleming Publications Ltd "owns and administers the literary copyright in Ian Fleming's fiction and non-fiction books". …
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Poor man's copyright techniques
As far as a "low-budget" copyright method, the only thing you need to do is add the following line to the bottom of your manuscript:
Copyright 2015, Author Name
It's just as simple as that. … I see a lot of people who are worried that a publisher is going to steal their manuscript or take away their copyright. …
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Write a book with "protected" characters/ideas without copyright?
Once you write something, you officially own the copyright to it. … You should be aware that ideas themselves cannot be protected under copyright. …
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Proper attribution of copyrighted lyrics in a story
They have an online site that has a lot of information pertaining to Copyright and Fair Use. …
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How to publish public domain books?
Keep in mind that the original author may not be the person who renewed the copyright. … While the author or heirs may not have renewed the copyright on the individual work, they might have a copyright on that smaller work as part of a larger collection. …
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Do you need to get author's permission to quote him in a non-fiction book?
Assuming that the quotes are coming from the author's works, you would not have to obtain the author's permission. However, you should attribute the quotes to the author and identify the source. Wheth …
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Can a book be published by more than one publisher?
In answer to the first question, you need to keep in mind that each book has different terms that are negotiated between the writer and the publisher. In some cases, the publisher will purchase first …
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Front-matter or back-matter?
I would suggest leaving it at the front. While it is true that "sampling" would result in potential readers getting less true content, it really won't have that much impact (unless you have a very wor …
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How can I publish a translation of a book?
Therefore, if one of your authors is still alive, then his work will still be protected under copyright until 70 years after he dies. … In this case, if you are able to translate from the original source, you could possibly get permission from whoever holds the original copyright. …
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How do co-authors' rights to a manuscript work?
Normally, the copyright would expire (in most countries) 70 years after the death of the author. … That means that the heirs of the other author(s) could continue to benefit from the copyright even longer. …
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Who is responsible for copyrighted materials (publisher or writer)?
Legally, the author owns the copyright, so the ultimate responsibility falls on the author. … If the copyrighted material is a real money maker for the publisher, then they would have a vested interest in protecting that copyright and would in all likeliness provide legal assistance or even act …
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Is Academic Ghostwriting legal?
In response to your specific question, I would say that ghostwriting is NOT illegal. However, I would say that it IS unethical, unfair, cheating, and a violation of academic policies. We had a discuss …
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