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General legal questions. There are also separate tags for "copyright" and "creative commons". Make sure to specify the relevant jurisdiction.
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Use of real organization in fiction
IANAL disclaimer included by reference.
You should be okay using a real organization as background (Joe had spent nine years in the Army before being wounded and receiving a Medical Discharge), provi …
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Could I use obsolete brand name in fiction book
If anything in your work appears, to the holders of any trademarks related to the old brand, to in any way make them look bad, you could be sued -- and even if you win, you lose, because of the legal costs …
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Using Trademarked Public Domain Characters as supporting characters in story
Unless you have immensely deep pockets and don't mind spending huge amounts to defend against a lawsuit, whether it's lawful or not to use a character like that matters little. Even a lawsuit you eve …
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Is nudity allowed in historical nonfiction?
long as you label the book correctly, and sell it in the proper categories (i.e. don't label it or market in a way that pitches it to children), and it doesn't includes sexual images of children below legal …
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Is fan fiction publishable?
Counterquestion: would you consider it okay for someone to "borrow" your car without asking you, and then offer to pay you if you or the police catch them? Get permission first, or don't play in the b …
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How to prevent ebook piracy from stealing your livelihood?
I'm a part-time writer, still working on my novel (with a long term goal to make a living as a writer). My partner is also a writer, full time, with a couple dozen novels in ebook format, who makes a …
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What is "Buying Back My Book"?
The reference is to buying out of a publisher's exclusivity clause, in order to regain the rights required to republish your own work elsewhere. Writers often refer to "getting your rights back" for …
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