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The Book Publisher's Legal Check List
THE BOOK PUBLISHERS LEGAL CHECK LIST
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D.
When you,
as a publisher, contemplate acquiring and publishing a book, there are
large number of complex legal issues you must ...
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Rights To Use Photographs
RIGHTS TO USE PHOTOGRAPHS
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D.
Publishers, web site designers and others often see photographs they like
and the issue then arises as to whether or not those photographs ma...
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Royalty Calculations In Book Contracts
Royalty rates are but one factor in the amount of royalties a party receives or pays. There are other components that factor in. Read this article.
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Protecting Slogans
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D.
You may frequently see
slogans that accompany product and service advertising. If you are
a careful observer, you may notice that while the product or service bear...
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The Rights To Student Work
THE RIGHTS TO STUDENT WORK
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D.
Heres the situation:
a teacher puts together a class program that uses the work of a student
and, in addition to the use within the 4 corne...
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Apples and Oranges: An Analysis of Distribution Agreements
IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D.
I have had an opportunity
to review the contracts of a number of the important distributors of books
in the United States. Each contract contains many similarities and some
im...