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08.04.23
The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Publishing Is Now
by Alesha Brown
Coming off of this year’s IBPA Publishing University, I can tell you artificial...
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08.04.23
Generative AI and Publishing
by Deb Vanasse
Everyone is talking about ChatGPT and similar generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that...
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10.01.22
On Guard: Self-Published Authors Must Know Their Rights
by Christian W. Freed
The time has finally arrived. The culminating moment every author dreams of: That day when you...
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01.02.21
Director’s Desk: Congrats on the Passage of the CASE Act
by Angela Bole
PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 by Angela Bole, CEO, Independent Book Publishers Association...
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01.01.21
What You Need to Know About Protecting Your Copyrighted Content
by MJ Courchesne
PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRAURY 2021 by MJ Courchesne, Founder & President, Gryphon Publishing...
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11.01.20
IBPA Advocacy Committee’s Summary of Ongoing Copyright-Related Cases
by MJ Courchesne
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 by MJ Courchesne, Founder & President, Gryphon Publishing...
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05.01.20
The Curious Incident of the Red Tractor Rental in the Nighttime
by Lee Klancher
PUBLISHED MAY/JUNE 2020 by Lee Klancher, Founder & Publisher, Octane Press -- Lee KlancherAs...
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03.02.19
Director's Desk: Understanding IBPA's Position on Controlled Digital Lending (CDL)
by Angela Bole
PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2019 by Angela Bole, CEO, Independent Book Publishers Association -- ...
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03.01.19
What Publishers Need To Know About Copyright Notices
by Leonard D. DuBoff,Amanda-Ann Bryan
PUBLISHED MARCH/APRIL 2019 by Leonard D. DuBoff and Amanda-Ann Bryan, Lawyers/Authors -- Two...
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09.01.18
Late Justice
by Lee Foster
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 by Lee Foster, Author, An Author's Perspective on Independent...
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08.31.18
Two Questions: Title Rights and Libel Laws
by Dee Chips
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 by Dee Chips, Owner & Manager, Transpersonal Publishing LLC &...
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01.01.18
A Few Lessons in Publishing and Copyright from 2017
by Steve Gillen
PUBLISHED JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 by Steve Gillen, Lawyer & Partner, Wood Herron & Evans -- ...
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09.01.17
The World of Fan Fiction: Where Creative Expression and Copyright Collide
by Matt Knight
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2017 by Matt Knight, Author, THE GENE POOL - Watch Joshua Robertson's video...
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07.01.17
There’s Something New You Need to Know About Copyright Safe Harbor
by Steve Gillen,Seth Owens
PUBLISHED JULY 2017 by Steve Gillen & Sean Owens, Wood Herron & Evans -- Steve Gillen Sean...
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01.31.17
Navigating the Legal Landscape of Manuscript Reviews
by Helen Sedwick
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2017 by Helen Sedwick, Author and Attorney -- Helen SedwickSuppose you...
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12.01.16
What You Need to Know About Fair Use
by Steve Gillen
Copyright protection is automatic in the US and most of the civilized countries of the world....
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10.01.16
What You Need to Know About Copyright Mandatory Deposit
by Steve Gillen
You could be in the book publishing business for a very long time and never see one. But if by...
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11.15.13
Tools for Dealing with Piracy, Including a Brand New One
by Steve Gillen
It’s a ubiquitous complaint these days: One of your titles is being offered as a free...
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12.01.10
Pollyanna, Titles, and Trademarking
by Steve Gillen
In the early 1900s, Eleanor Porter wrote the first of a series of inspiring books for children...
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06.01.10
Dealing with Piracy Problems
by Tad Crawford
Allworth Press, the company I founded more than 20 years ago, publishes many books for graphic...
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06.01.10
Dealing with Piracy Problems
by Nancy Seifer
Allworth Press, the company I founded more than 20 years ago, publishes many books for graphic...
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01.31.03
Fair Use of Trademarks
by Lloyd Rich
When is it permissible to use or write about a trademark without obtaining permission from the...
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04.30.02
Don't Run Afoul of Fair Use:<br>Guidelines on Quoting & Copying
by Tad Crawford;Kay Murray
This article is adapted from the Third Edition of The Writer’s Legal Guide: An...
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03.31.01
Napster and "Fair Use"
by Ivan Hoffman
Ivan Hoffman[/caption]Much has been written (and will continue to be) about the recent decision...
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07.01.99
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
by Tad Crawford & Laura Mankin
On October 27, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the "Sonny Bono Copyright Extension...
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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...
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07.31.96
The Best Books on Publishing Law and Book Contracts
by John B. McHugh
As a publisher, you need to understand publishing law. If your publishing responsibility is new...
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08.31.23
Grab the Attention of Librarians through a Booklist Review
by George Kendall
Are you hoping to sell your books to libraries? If so, trade reviews are a...
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08.04.23
6 Successful Audiobook Collaborations
by Alexa Schlosser
How long have you been an independent publisher? Katherine Peragine (KP): We have been an...
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