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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Writer's Words | |
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| The Freedom to Write | |
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| Political Speech | |
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| Judicial Proceedings | |
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| Commercial Speech | |
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| Pornography | |
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| Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions | |
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| Privacy, Defamation, and Other Content Issues | |
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| Privacy Rights | |
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| Defamation | |
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| Negligence | |
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| Copyright | |
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| What is Copyright? | |
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| Ownership | |
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| What Can Be Copyrighted? | |
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| Trademark Issues | |
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| Copyright Protection | |
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| Creation of Copyrights | |
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| Transferring Copyrights | |
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| Duration of Copyright | |
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| Copyright Duration Chart | |
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| Copyright Notice | |
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| Registration of Copyrights | |
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| Copyright Infringement | |
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| Infringement | |
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| Fair Use | |
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| Access to Information | |
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| The Freedom of Information Act Request | |
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| State Public Information Laws | |
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| Access to People and Places | |
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| Recording Interviews | |
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| Seeking Help | |
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| The Writer's Relationships | |
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| Publishers | |
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| Protocol | |
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| Legal Aspects of Submissions | |
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| Misappropriation | |
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| Dealing with Common Issues | |
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| Literary Agents | |
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| Fees | |
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| The Duties between Agent and Client | |
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| Liability for the Acts of an Agent | |
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| Termination of Agency | |
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| Agent Contracts | |
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| Alternatives to Mainstream Publishers | |
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| Vanity and Print-on-Demand Presses | |
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| Self-Publishing | |
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| E-Book Publishers | |
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| Working with Other People | |
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| Scope of the Agreement | |
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| Warranty and Indemnification | |
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| Term of Agreement | |
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| Ownership of Rights | |
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| Manuscript Issues | |
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| Expenses | |
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| Compensation | |
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| Use of Material | |
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| Termination | |
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| Death or Incapacity | |
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| Dispute Resolution | |
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| Boilerplate Terms | |
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| Contracts | |
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| Offers | |
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| Acceptance | |
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| Consideration | |
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| Form of Contracts | |
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| Capacity to Contract | |
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| Acceptable Form for Written Contracts | |
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| Illegal Contracts and Literary Profits Laws | |
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| Unconscionability | |
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| Remedies | |
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| Book Contracts | |
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| Advances | |
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| Royalties | |
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| Format and Content of the Manuscript | |
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| Alterations | |
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| Publication | |
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| Revisions | |
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| Copyright | |
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| Subsidiary Rights | |
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| Warranty and Indemnity | |
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| Covenants Not to Compete | |
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| Termination and Reversion | |
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| Option Clause | |
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| Multiple-Book Contracts | |
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| Author's Manuscript | |
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| Arbitration | |
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| Authorship Credit, Free Copies, and Writer Purchases | |
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| Agency Clause | |
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| Boilerplate Provisions | |
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| Magazine Contracts | |
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| One-Time Publication | |
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| Serial Rights | |
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| Time Period for Publication | |
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| Republication or Adaptation of a Work | |
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| Kill Fees | |
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| Other Clauses | |
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| The World Wide Web | |
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| Increased Magnitude for Problems | |
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| Opportunities | |
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| Using the Web to Evaluate Publishers, Agents, and Editorial Services | |
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| The Writer's Business | |
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| Writing as a Business | |
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| Sole Proprietorship | |
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| Partnerships and Other Collaborations | |
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| Unintended Partners | |
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| The Limited Partnership | |
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| The Corporation | |
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| The Limited Liability Company | |
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| The Limited Liability Partnership | |
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| Precautions for Minority Owners | |
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| Formalities | |
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| Consulting an Attorney | |
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| Keeping Taxes Low | |
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| Qualifying for Business Deductions | |
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| The Home Office Deduction | |
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| Other Business Expenses | |
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| Charitable Deductions | |
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| Grants, Prizes, and Awards | |
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| Deferring and Spreading Income | |
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| The Writer's Estate | |
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| The Will | |
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| Distributing Property Outside the Will | |
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| Estate Taxes | |
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| Professional Estate Planning | |
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| Avoiding and Resolving Disputes | |
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| Prudence and Common Sense | |
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| Preventive Law | |
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| Resolving Disputes in General | |
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| Going to Court | |
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| Selecting an Attorney | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Appendix: Internet Resources | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |