A Quick Review of (U.S.) Copyrights

We’ve talked about copyrights here before, but I’ve had so many questions on the topic in recent weeks that it seemed an appropriate time for an overview. Let’s take a look at the “high points” of U.S. Copyright law.  © © © 1. In the U.S., copyright protection is automatic, and attaches to qualifying works at the time of creation. You don’t have to register copyrights to own them, or to stop someone from infringing your legal rights in your work. However, you do have to register the copyright before you can file a lawsuit against an infringer. 2. Registration of copyrights grants the

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Culling the Herd…And Finding Myself in the Pages

I love books. This probably comes as no surprise, considering that my two “day jobs” involve writing them and working with people who write (and publish) them. My name is Susan, and I’m a book addict. Fortunately, the KonMari method doesn’t require me to shed any specific number or percentage of my beloved books. In fact, the beloved ones don’t have to go anywhere. Instead, I have to pick up each book (without reading them–a requirement that has proven more challenging than I expected) and decide whether or not I have a “connection” to it that merits returning it to the shelf. When I started, I didn’t

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