So What... About Copyright? What Artists Need to Know About Copyright & Trademarks: For Filmmakers, Visual Artists, and Writers

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115 pages ; 23 cmPreface dated 2005Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110)"What every artist should know about copyright and trademark law" : Copyright overview ; Copyright law explained ; Fair use & copyright ; New technology ; Exclusive rights ; Copyright ownership ; Copyright infringement ; Recent developments in copyright law ; Trademarks -- Artists: "Visual arts and intellectual property" : Introducing ; Licensing considerations ; Artist's use of existing works ; Art-related applications of fair use ; Set design and background ; Digital and multimedia works ; Reuse for purely commercial purposes -- Filmmakers: "Picking the lock: Filmmaking in the digital age" : Introduction ; Legal aspects of filmmaking ; Digital filmmaking and the digital millennium copyright acts ; The public domain and the copyright term extension act ; Digital film, education and copyright ; Digital rights, licensing and distribution -- Writers: "Copyright, contracts and publishing realities for authors" : Introduction ; Basics of copyright for writers ; Fair use and obtaining permission to copy ; Exploiting your copyrights: Publishing contracts ; eBooks and other digital copyright issues -- Conclusion: Intellectual property law as cultural policy.