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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  # Title Page
  
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  # [Mini TOC](toc01.html)
  
  
  [Begin Reading](dedication01.html#d1e209)
  
  
  [Table of Contents](toc01.html#z_TOC)
  
  
  [About the Author](app01.html#d1e6246)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](copyright-page01.html#d1e80)
  
  
  # [Copyright Notice](toc01.html)
  
  
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  # Dedication
  
  
  For Darkstar, who would have been Clayif he’d lived long enou