Writer Beware shares two issues with Audible's ACX

Posted on 12/06/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Before the Thanksgiving holiday, Writer Beware shared news of two issues with Audible's ACX. If you haven’t heard from any...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's licensing lessons from "Diehard"

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you thought that your story needed to be brand-new or buzzworthy on its own to license, Kristine Kathryn Rusch...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Marketing, Pop culture

Author applies for trademark on the word "dark" in books

Posted on 12/02/2019 at 08:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

At least one writer wasn’t following #cockygate and its aftermath very closely. BoingBoing reports that Christine Feehan has applied for...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Scandal

4 copyright myths debunked

Posted on 11/20/2019 at 02:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No one wants to run afoul of copyright law — and everyone wants to protect their hard-earned intellectual property if...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing, The Passive Voice

Writer Beware has concerns with the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We hope this Writer Beware post isn’t coming too late for any of our followers. Victoria Strauss highlights some problematic...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

How an attorney has successfully sued anonymous people

Posted on 09/28/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s a post we hope you never need: how to sue an anonymous person. Lawyer Michael Lee, who has focused...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

CASE Act could make it easier for authors to file a copyright claim

Posted on 09/23/2019 at 11:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The president of the Authors Guild has weighed in on copyright legislation working its way through Congress. Mary Rasenberger’s opinion,...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Publishers Weekly

What you need to know about a licensing contract's deal memo

Posted on 09/19/2019 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has been explaining, for literally months, why you need to strategically license your intellectual property. And now,...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Don't make these mistakes in your first memoir

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this month, Jane Friedman shared a guest post reminding potential (or current) memoirists to keep their focus tight. The...

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Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Memoir, Writing advice

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's guide to making a licensing deal

Posted on 09/12/2019 at 10:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch turns from licensing in to licensing out today, and man, if you read just one post about...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing