title: The Copyright Guide: A Friendly Handbook for Protecting and Profiting from Copyrights
author:  Lee Wilson 
description: <strong> Lee Wilson</strong>is a Nashville writer and lawyer. In private practice since 1984, she writes on intellectual-property law topics for a variety of publications, has served on the boards of several arts organizations, and is a frequent speaker to arts and academic groups. She is the author of six books on intellectual-property law, all published by Allworth Press.
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  [Begin Reading](../Text/part0002.html#Chapter1)
  
  
  [Table of
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  [Newsletters](../Text/part0039.html#Appendix1)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](../Text/part0041.html#InsertedCopyright1)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 1](../Text/part0040.html#164MG0-d1e4e96b088a468fa97fb952c2e4ccdd)
  
  
  
  
  
  A late winter storm bore down on Washington,