Legal news for writers: October 2, 2024

The publishing experts we follow often have legal news and analysis to offer.

Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:

• A cautionary tale on work-for-hire: Donald Maass shares the unfortunate situation that one writer found herself in because of her lack of full understanding of what work-for-hire or intellectual property deals actually give to — and, more importantly, take from — authors (Writer Unboxed). 

• The Internet Archive and WordPress legal battles: Dan Holloway updates authors on these separate turmoils and what they could mean for the literary field (Alliance of Independent Authors).