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Author Geiger, John L., 1959- author.

Title Creativity and copyright : legal essentials for screenwriters and creative artists / John L. Geiger & Howard Suber.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Free for the taking : what you can steal from others, what others can steal from you -- Clearance required : what you do need permission to use -- Collaboration -- Selling to others & implied-in-fact contracts -- Copyright infringement -- Your legal team -- Confessions of an expert witness -- Epilogue : creativity & copyright -- Appendix A : copyright fundamentals -- Appendix B : collaboration problems.
Summary "Inspired by Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed as industry professionals. Readers will quickly understand the laws that govern creativity, idea-making, and selling, and learn how to protect themselves and their works from the legal quagmires they may encounter. Written by an unrivaled pair of experts, John L. Geiger and Howard Suber, who use real-life case studies to cover topics such as clearance, contracts, collaboration, and infringement, Creativity and Copyright is poised to become an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike"--Provided by publisher.
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Subject Copyright -- United States.
Copyright.
United States.
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Style Manuals.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Suber, Howard, 1937- author.
Other Form: Print version: Geiger, John L., 1959- Creativity and copyright. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] 9780520303522 (DLC) 2018048202 (OCoLC)1055265165
ISBN 9780520972742 (electronic book)
0520972740 (electronic book)
9780520303522 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780520303539 (paperback) (alkaline paper)