VOLUME ONE
Chapter 1. PREVENTING AND RESOLVING LEGAL PROBLEMS: AN OVERVIEW OF PRINT PUBLISHING
- 1.01 Role of the Legal Liaison
- 1.02 Maintaining a Contract File
- 1.03 Media-Perils and Products-Liability Insurance
- 1.04 Copyright and Trademark Protection
- 1.05 Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- 1.06 Right of Privacy/Publicity
- 1.07 Disparagement
- 1.08 Products Liability and Express and Implied Warranties
- 1.09 Prepublication Legal Review
- 1.10 Prepublication Revisions
- 1.11 Effect of Revisions
- 1.12 Handling Prepublication Defamation Claims
- 1.13 Publisher’s Investigation of Complaints
- 1.14 Revisions, Corrections, and Retractions
- 1.15 Defamation Litigation Strategy
- 1.16 Settlement and Discovery
Chapter 2. PUBLISHING CONTRACTS
- 2.01 Introduction
- 2.02 Description or Definition of the Work
- 2.03 Advertising Matter Included in Books
- 2.04 Writer’s Grant of Publishing Rights to the Publisher
- 2.05 Copyright
- 2.06 Warranty and Indemnification
- 2.07 Manuscript Delivery and Acceptance
- 2.08 Publisher’s Duty to Publish
- 2.09 Prepublication Payments: Advances, Grants, and Bonuses
- 2.10 Royalties and Subsidiary Rights
- 2.11 Miscellaneous Payment Provisions
- 2.12 Non-competition
- 2.13 Options
- 2.14 Revised Editions
- 2.15 Arbitration
- 2.16 Out of Print, Remaindering, and Termination
- 2.17 Bankruptcy or Insolvency of the Publisher
- 2.18 Literary Agents
Chapter 3. ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
- 3.01 Electronic Publishing Industry
- 3.02 Electronic Publishing Agreements
- 3.03 The Development of the eBook
- 3.04 Liability Issues
Chapter 4. SELECTED TOPICS IN PERIODICAL PUBLISHING AND ADVERTISING
- 4.01 General Introduction to the Business of Magazine and Periodical Publishing
- 4.02 Legal Issues Regarding Advertisements
- 4.03 Employment Issues
Chapter 5. DEFAMATION AND RELATED ISSUES
- 5.01 Introduction
- 5.02 Publication Requirement
- 5.03 Is the Subject of the Defamation Alive or an Existing Entity and Identifiable?
- 5.04 Defamation in a Fictional or Factional Setting
- 5.05 Legal Status of the Plaintiff
- 5.06 Differing Standards of Liability for Writer and Publisher
- 5.07 Contextual Defamation
- 5.08 Opinion Rule
- 5.09 Truth: An Absolute Defense?
- 5.10 Defamation by Republication
- 5.11 Other Common-Law Privileges
- 5.12 Retractions, Clarifications, Corrections, and Apologies
- 5.13 Damages Available in Libel Suits
- 5.14 Injurious Falsehood
- 5.15 SLAPP Suits
- 5.16 Libel Tourism
Chapter 6. RIGHT OF PRIVACY
- 6.01 Historical Background
- 6.02 Privacy and Defamation
- 6.03 The Four Categories of Privacy
- 6.04 Legal Defenses and Privileges
- 6.05 Damages for Invasion of Privacy
- 6.06 Privacy after the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks
- 6.07 Special Considerations in Electronic or Online Contexts
Chapter 7. RIGHT OF PUBLICITY
- 7.01 Introduction
- 7.02 Persons Protected by the Right of Publicity
- 7.03 What Is Protected by the Right of Publicity: Performances, Names, and Likenesses
- 7.04 First Amendment Limitations
- 7.05 Fictionalization and the First Amendment
- 7.06 Duration and Descendibility
- 7.07 Consent
- 7.08 Preemption by Copyright Law
- 7.09 Special Considerations in Electronic or Online Contexts
Chapter 8. OTHER TORTS RELATED TO PUBLICATION
- 8.01 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
- 8.02 Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
- 8.03 Incitement and Negligent Publication or Broadcast
- 8.04 Breach of Confidentiality between Publishers and Sources of Information
- 8.05 Fraudulent Misrepresentation
- 8.06 Tortious Interference
- 8.07 Tortious or Criminal Newsgathering
- 8.08 Constitutionally Based Actions Against the Press
Chapter 9. ACCESS OF THE PRESS: THE REPORTER’S PRIVILEGE TO GATHER THE NEWS
- 9.01 Introduction
- 9.02 Historical Overview
- 9.03 Access to the Courts
- 9.04 Access to Non-judicial Records and Hearings
- 9.05 Access to Public and Private Spaces or Forums
Chapter 10. PUBLISHERS AND THE ANTITRUST LAWS
- 10.01 Introduction
- 10.02 Overview of the Federal Antitrust Laws
- 10.03 Application of the Antitrust Laws to the Publishing Business
Chapter 11. INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT
- 11.01 Historical Background
- 11.02 Development of Copyright Law in the United States
- 11.03 Berne Convention Implementation
Chapter 12. SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT
- 12.01 Basis of Copyright
- 12.02 Requisites for Copyright Protection
- 12.03 Copyrights Distinguished from Patents and Trademarks
- 12.04 Categories of Copyrightable Works
- 12.05 The Idea-Expression Dichotomy
- 12.06 Non-Copyrightable versus Copyrightable Matters
Chapter 13. RIGHTS SECURED BY COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE
- 13.01 Rights Secured by Copyright
- 13.02 Fair Use Limitation on Exclusive Rights
VOLUME TWO
Chapter 14. DURATION OF COPYRIGHT
- 14.01 Background
- 14.02 Duration of Copyright in Works Created after January 1, 1978
- 14.03 Duration of Copyright in Works Created But Not Published or Copyrighted Before January 1, 1978
- 14.04 Duration of Copyrights Subsisting on January 1, 1978
- 14.05 Works in the Public Domain on January 1, 1978
- 14.06 Expiration Dates for Terms of Copyright
- 14.07 Renewal of Copyright
- 14.08 ‘‘Restoration’’ of Copyright to Previously Unprotected Foreign Works
Chapter 15. OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHT
- 15.01 Authors Are the Initial Owners of Copyright
- 15.02 Joint Works
- 15.03 Work Made for Hire
- 15.04 Contributions to Collective Works
- 15.05 Divisibility of Ownership
- 15.06 Ownership of Copyright as Distinct from Ownership of Material Object
- 15.07 Eligibility for Copyright Protection
Chapter 16. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND LICENSES
- 16.01 Overview
- 16.02 Recordation of Transfers and Other Documents
- 16.03 Recordation as Constructive Notice
- 16.04 Recordation Not Prerequisite to Infringement Suit
- 16.05 Priority Between Conflicting Transfers and Priority Between a Conflicting Transfer and a Nonexclusive License
- 16.06 Recordation Procedure
Chapter 17. TERMINATION OF TRANSFERS AND LICENSES
- 17.01 Overview
- 17.02 Termination of Transfers and Licenses Executed after December 31, 1977
- 17.03 Termination of Transfers and Licenses Covering the Extended Renewal Term
- 17.04 Notices of Termination
Chapter 18. PUBLICATION AND NOTICE
- 18.01 Publication
- 18.02 Notice
Chapter 19. COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT
- 19.01 Deposit of Copies for the Library of Congress
- 19.02 Relief from Deposit Requirements
- 19.03 Deposit of Identifying Material Instead of Copies
- 19.04 Copyright Registration and Deposit
- 19.05 Renewal Registration and Procedure
- 19.06 Published Edition of a Previously Registered Unpublished Work
- 19.07 Registration of Claim and Issuance of Certificate
- 19.08 Registration as Prerequisite to Infringement Suit—The Two-Tier System
- 19.09 Misstatements, Errors, and Fraud in Registration
Chapter 20. INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND REMEDIES
- 20.01 Infringement of Copyright
- 20.02 Elements and Proof of Infringement
- 20.03 Jurisdiction
- 20.04 Statute of Limitations, Laches, and Estoppel
- 20.05 The States and Sovereign Immunity
- 20.06 Remedies for Infringement
- 20.07 Photocopying as Infringement
- 20.08 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Access Rights
Chapter 21. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW
- 21.01 Single System of Copyright Protection
- 21.02 Subject Matter Not within the Subject Matter of Copyright—§ 301(b)(1)
- 21.03 Violations of Rights That Are Not Equivalent to Any of the Exclusive Rights Under Copyright—§ 301(b)(3)
- 21.04 Other Federal Statutes Not Preempted
Chapter 22. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF COPYRIGHT
- 22.01 Protection of Foreign Authors
- 22.02 U.S. Adherence to the Berne Convention
- 22.03 Universal Copyright Convention
- 22.04 Inter-American Relations
- 22.05 The GATT
- 22.06 Other International Conventions and Considerations
- 22.07 Other International Developments
- 22.08 Manufacturing Clause
- 22.09 Importation of Infringing Copies of Works
- 22.10 Comparing U.S. Copyright Laws with Those of Other Nations
Chapter 23. THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE
- 23.01 Overview
- 23.02 Obtaining Copyright Office Information
- 23.03 Obtaining Copyright Office Forms
- 23.04 Copyright Fees
- 23.05 Refunds
- 23.06 Deposit Accounts
- 23.07 How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
- 23.08 Cautions with Respect to Copyright Searches
- 23.09 Obtaining Copies of Copyright Office Records and Deposits
- 23.10 International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
- 23.11 International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 23.12 Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Program
- 23.13 Library of Congress Catalog Numbers (LCCN)
- 23.14 Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- 23.15 PRO-IP Act
Chapter 24. TRADEMARK LAW
- 24.01 Introduction
- 24.02 Federal Trademark Registration Process
- 24.03 Protection of Titles
- 24.04 Protection of the Use of Personal Names
- 24.05 Protection of Logos and Designs
- 24.06 Protection of Characters
- 24.07 Protection of Trade Dress
- 24.08 Trademarks and Parody
- 24.09 Reverse Passing Off
- 24.10 Trademark Protection Online
Chapter 25. DROIT MORAL OR THE MORAL RIGHT OF CREATORS
- 25.01 Introduction § 25.02 Background
- 25.03 Moral Rights and Their American Analogues
- 25.04 Colorization of Motion Pictures: A Case Study in Moral Rights
Table of Cases
Index
