Legal

Legal · Article | 04.30.99 Out-of-Print Clauses in the Print-on-Demand Era
by Jonathan Kirsch

Editor's Note: Beginning with this issue of the "PMA Newsletter," Jonathan Kirsch,...

Legal · Article | 11.01.98 Fictional Characters & the Law
by Lloyd L. Rich

On my Web site, I have an article regarding the legal protections provided for a graphic...

Legal · Article | 07.31.98 Subsidiary Rights: Acquisition & Licensing
by Lloyd Rich

The grant of rights clause in a publishing contract is one of the most important clauses because...

Legal · Article | 01.31.98 Book Plagiarism in the UK. Has It Happened to You?
by Al Siebert

Imagine yourself in this situation: You discover that a highly plagiarized version of a book you...

Legal · Article | 12.31.97 Book Club Clauses in Publishing Contracts
by Ivan Hoffman, Publishing Attorney

PUBLISHED JANUARY 1998 Book clubs can be a source of additional and even substantial income...

Legal · Article | 10.01.97 Electronic Publishing and the Potential Loss of First Serial Rights
by Ivan Hoffman, Publishing Attorney

The Internet offers the publisher and the writer the freedom to post articles to a website, to...