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Author Geiger, John L., 1959- author.

Title Creativity and copyright : legal essentials for screenwriters and creative artists / John L. Geiger & Howard Suber
Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource
Contents Free for the taking : what you can steal from others, what others can steal from you -- Clearance required : what you do need permission to use -- Collaboration -- Selling to others & implied-in-fact contracts -- Copyright infringement -- Your legal team -- Confessions of an expert witness -- Epilogue : creativity & copyright -- Appendix A : copyright fundamentals -- Appendix B : collaboration problems
Summary "Inspired by Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed as industry professionals. Readers will quickly understand the laws that govern creativity, idea-making, and selling, and learn how to protect themselves and their works from the legal quagmires they may encounter. Written by an unrivaled pair of experts, John L. Geiger and Howard Suber, who use real-life case studies to cover topics such as clearance, contracts, collaboration, and infringement, Creativity and Copyright is poised to become an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike"--Provided by publisher
Analysis contract law
copyright infringement
copyright
corporate communications
intellectual property
reference
screenwriting
style manual
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2019)
Subject Copyright -- United States.
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Style Manuals.
Copyright
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Suber, Howard, 1937- author.
LC no. 2018051057
ISBN 9780520972742
0520972740