Protect your written works with copyright, easily and legally!
In the Information Age, writers need to take steps to protect their hard work. Fortunately, The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to get the job done.
Inside, you'll find the essential information and forms you need to protect all types of written expression under copyright law. Let The Copyright Handbook show you how to:
register your work
maximize copyright protection
use a copyright notice
transfer ownership of copyright
avoid infringement
deal with infringers
understand the "fair use" rule
get permission to use copyrighted work, and
profit from your copyright.
The 10th edition has been completely updated to provide the latest case law and copyright regulations, and includes new information about electronically filing for copyright and expanded coverage of Internet works, such as blogs. The CD-ROM provides over 30 up-to-date legal and copyright forms.
Sample Forms
01. Single unpublished work (a novel); single author
02. Single published work; single author; photos registered separately by photographer
03. Single published work; five joint authors; publisher acquired all copyrights
04. Single work made for hire; previously published under another title and revised; a derivative work
05. Published book; derivative work based on previously published article; joint authors: one the author of the text, the other the photographer; text and photos registered together as a single unit of publication
06. Single published work; publisher acquired all rights in text; text and work for hire cover art and copy registered together as a single unit of publication
07. Published compilation (anthology); publisher registers for the authors
08. Single author; contribution to collective work
09. Group of contributions to periodicals in a 12-month period; a single author
10. Original screenplay by a single author
11. Unpublished song lyric; single author
12. Three monthly issues of a monthly magazine registered as a group on Form SE/Group
13. Single magazine issue
14. Single issue of a magazine published three times a year; single author; not a work made for hire

Protect your written works with copyright, easily and legally!
In the Information Age, writers need to take steps to protect their hard work. Fortunately, The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to get the job done.
Inside, you'll find the essential information and forms you need to protect all types of written expression under copyright law. Let The Copyright Handbook show you how to:
register your work
maximize copyright protection
use a copyright notice
transfer ownership of copyright
avoid infringement
deal with infringers
understand the "fair use" rule
get permission to use copyrighted work, and
profit from your copyright.
The 10th edition has been completely updated to provide the latest case law and copyright regulations, and includes new information about electronically filing for copyright and expanded coverage of Internet works, such as blogs. The CD-ROM provides over 30 up-to-date legal and copyright forms.
Sample Forms
01. Single unpublished work (a novel); single author
02. Single published work; single author; photos registered separately by photographer
03. Single published work; five joint authors; publisher acquired all copyrights
04. Single work made for hire; previously published under another title and revised; a derivative work
05. Published book; derivative work based on previously published article; joint authors: one the author of the text, the other the photographer; text and photos registered together as a single unit of publication
06. Single published work; publisher acquired all rights in text; text and work for hire cover art and copy registered together as a single unit of publication
07. Published compilation (anthology); publisher registers for the authors
08. Single author; contribution to collective work
09. Group of contributions to periodicals in a 12-month period; a single author
10. Original screenplay by a single author
11. Unpublished song lyric; single author
12. Three monthly issues of a monthly magazine registered as a group on Form SE/Group
13. Single magazine issue
14. Single issue of a magazine published three times a year; single author; not a work made for hire