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

Kristine Kathryn Rusch on money and licensing in

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has news for you, if you think licensing is something that other authors — and not you...

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Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Let's prioritize our licensing duties

Posted on 08/29/2019 at 03:41 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is trying, once again, to break down licensing into a concept that you not only think you...

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

Publishers file lawsuit over Audible Captions feature

Posted on 08/23/2019 at 04:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Big publishers weren’t happy when Audible revealed its planned Audible Captions feature last month. Today, they acted on that displeasure:...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Lawsuit, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Technology, The Digital Reader, The Passive Voice

Understanding copyrights: 5 things new authors should know

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 11:16 AM by Guest Author

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Understanding copyrights is an important part of the business of writing. Discover 5 key facts you should know as a...

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Should you license exclusive art for your book covers?

Posted on 08/02/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch came to a difficult, expensive conclusion recently. It’s time for her to commission her own cover artwork,...

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