Authors
- April 24, 2016
Fair Contracts for Authors
Gerald M. Levine, co-author In May 2015, the Authors Guild announced its Fair Contract Initiative, and more recently the Internatioanl…
- January 11, 2016
Derivative Works: Who Owns What?
Co-Author Gerald M. Levine Courts have recently been busy dealing with the puzzling concepts of derivative works, fair use, and…
- October 20, 2015
Next Book Option In Publishing Contracts: Benign to Toxic
Co-author Gerald M. Levine In May 2015 the Authors Guild announced its “Fair Contract Initiative.” So far it has addressed…
- July 6, 2015
Celebrating 305 Years of Statutory Copyright Law
Gerald M. Levine, Co-author Rights in Literary Property The United States Copyright Office and many people on social media, particularly…
- June 3, 2015
Authors and Domain Names
Copyright law is the principal system for protecting authors’ creations. It confers rights without requiring any other action, but in…
- March 7, 2015
Authors and Domain Names: Claiming Rights to Personal Names, Characters and Titles
This article first appeared in Independent Publisher. Copyright law is the principal system for protecting authors’ creations. It confers rights…
- February 5, 2015
The Role of Investors in Marketing Literary Works
The following article first appeared in Independent Publisher. The full text can also be read in full below. Co-Author Gerald…
- October 26, 2014
Characters As Protectable Assets Do Not Survive Copyright Termination
Co-author Gerald M. Levine Characters as protectable assets do not survive copyright termination of the works in which they appear…
- June 11, 2014
Delay in Suing for Copyright Infringement
Co-author, Gerald M. Levine Delay in suing for copyright infringement is not fatal to a claim for damages. Plaintiff in…
- November 4, 2013
Internet Subscription Libraries
Co-author, Gerald M. Levine New Internet subscription libraries are offering to “lend” digital books based on subscription models that brick…
- April 10, 2013
Terminating Exclusive Licenses
Co-author, Gerald M. Levine Terminating exclusive licenses after the passage of time is a statutory right. The Copyright Act of…
- March 31, 2013
Is Publishing Under Threat of Extinction?
C0-author Gerald M. Levine, Esq. The traditional world of publishing is under threat of extinction; at least, that is the…