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    Legal Matters
    Legal Matters
    Legal Matters
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    Legal Matters

    By Stephen Goldin

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    Theodore Sturgeon called THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER "the second best reference book a writer can have,after the dictionary." Harlan Ellison said, "It may not make you a better writer, but it will keep you from being a poorer one." Isaac Asimov said, "Read [this book]. It will tell you everything clearly and interrestingly."

    Published in 1982, before the widespread use of personal computers, the Internet, and electronic publishing, the book concentrated on writing and selling to the print media--books and magazines. Updated excerpts are now being reprinted on various topics--still focused on those primary areas, but still applicable to the current-day writer.

    This excerpt discusses fair use and permissions for getting quotes, skirting the dangers of obscenity, libel and invasion of privacy, writers' wills and estates, and public lending rights.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParsina Press
    Release dateJul 10, 2010
    ISBN9781452481203
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      Legal Matters - Stephen Goldin

      The Business of Being a Writer:

      LEGAL MATTERS

      Stephen Goldin

      Published by Parsina Press at Smashwords

      Copyright © 1982 by Stephen Goldin. All Rights Reserved.

      Cover image copyright © Paul Moore.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Legal Matters

      Fair Use and Permission

      Obscenity

      Libel and Invasion of Privacy

      Wills and Estates

      Public Lending Rights

      About Stephen Goldin

      Other Books by Stephen Goldin

      Free Ebook

      Connect with Stephen Goldin

      Legal Matters

      AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Business of Being a Writer was originally published in 1982, before the widespread use of personal computers, the Internet, and electronic publishing. While this excerpt has been updated, it is still largely oriented toward publishing in the print media. I hope you’ll find it useful anyway.

      By the very nature of their business, writers stand apart from the general throng of humanity. The verb to publish means to make public, and that’s what writers do—they make their thoughts, opinions, and emotions public for other people to see and comment on. Unlike the ordinary person who communicates only to relatives and acquaintances, the writer stands up and speaks to everyone who’ll listen.

      When you call special attention to yourself, you create special problems. For one thing, you become an easier target and you need protection. For another, since you’re deviating from the norm, society needs to protect its

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