The Law (in Plain English)(R) for Writers

by Leonard D. DuBoff and Bert P. Krages II

Book Overview

The Law (in Plain English)? for Writers Second Edition Few professional writers can afford round-the-clock legal counsel. Fortunately, you can afford to have the next best thing: this down-to-earth... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572484764
• ISBN13: 9781572484764
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent legal resource for writers

I am a law professor who teaches and publishes in art law and copyright, and I can attest that "The Law in Plain English© for Writers" is a tremendously useful resource for authors, playwrights, and professional and amateur writers of any kind. The expected topics of copyright, defamation and privacy law, freedom of expression, and censorship are covered here. But there is a significant danger with writing and other creative tasks if you do not know when legal issues and potential problems even exist, and the authors, Leonard DuBoff and Sarah Tugman, anticipate this, and have drafted chapters on how the law works in areas that most writers may not know might present problems in their work and activities. DuBoff and Tugman have three chapters on contracts, separating the general principles of contract law from specific chapters on book contracts and magazine contracts. There are chapters on working with literary agents and publishers, and advice on alternative outlets for publication. Lastly, the book covers tax law and trust and estates law as it pertains to writers. As the bestselling authors whose reviews are quoted on the book cover repeat again and again, writers at all levels of their practice, beginning or established, will want to read this book so they will be better able to navigate through legal issues now and in the future.