This comprehensive, authoritative and accessible book enables creators to understand the legal rights and safeguard their work from a wide variety of risks in b

A guide to legal issues that relate to artists, writers, and other creative people, such as copyright, fair use, free speech, and other key legal concerns impor

Covers copyright, libel, privacy, obscenity, and other areas.

The book begins with a look at the provisions of the U.S. Constitution that apply to creative people, and it then examines the major legal areas of special conc

Demystifying the fundamental principles of intellectual property, this practical resource, essential for anyone trying to navigate today's rapidly changing medi