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Posts in category derivative work

What writers need to know about copyr...

January 25, 2021 Written by Dan Miller
What writers need to know about copyright

DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney. This article does not offer legal advice. It offers some practical insights from someone who assists writers in identifying and resolving copyright issues. US copyright law is complex and often confusing. This article highlights some of the basics of US copyright law that every writer should understand, preferably BEFORE […]

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Derivatives – Build on Another&...

July 6, 2014 Written by The Copyright Detective
Derivatives – Build on Another’s Work

Derivatives must be transformative U.S. Copyright Law is all about protecting creators’ works in order to offer incentive to these creators so that they keep on producing works for the good of society. So it seems that building on an existing work such as a play, poem, song, or film would be blessed in the eyes […]

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Creating a Book Trailer Free of Copyr...

July 24, 2011 Written by The Copyright Detective
Creating a Book Trailer Free of Copyright Concerns

For independent publishers doing our own publicity, there are so many options to choose from that even making a choice of what activity to devote our valuable time to is difficult.  One activity that appeals to many authors in today’s Internet world is making our own video in order to draw readers into the realm […]

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Copyright Infringement: Dangers of Co...

July 7, 2011 Written by The Copyright Detective
Copyright Infringement: Dangers of Copying from One Medium into Another

We creatives know there is nothing new under the sun. We know that art and literature thrive, in part,  because creatives in these fields have so much wonderful work from which they may glean ideas for new works.   And there is much public domain content that can be used to legally create derivatives. A derivative work is […]

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