title: The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers
author:  Lloyd J. Jassin 
description: Any writer or editor not concerned about copyright and libel ought to be. While the laws governing copyright are more straightforward than those regarding libel, disregarding either can land a writer or publication in a lot of hot water. Very hot. While the authors of <i>The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook</i> state outright that their guide should not take the place of an attorney, they explain copyright and libel issues in great detail, so that, at the very least, you'll know when to be on the alert. Copyright is relatively simple. "If you intend to use someone's copyrighted work," say Jassin and Schechter, "unless the use is considered a fair use, you must obtain that person's written permission." Of course, "fair use" gets tricky. One court determined that the Moral Majority's reproduction of a full ad from <i>Hustler</i> magazine was a fair use, while another ruled that <i>The Nation</i>'s reproduction of 300 words from President Ford's 20,000-word unpublished memoirs was not.
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  L.E. DAVEY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
  To Alby, for protecting me from velociraptors.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
  Copyright © L. E. Davey 2020
  
  The moral right of the author has been asserted.
  
  All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real
  persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental.
  
  This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade
  or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the
  publishers prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in
  which it is published and without a similar condition, including this
  condition, being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
  
  ISBN 978-0-473-51760-1
  
  Published by L. E. Davey  
  Alexandra, Central Otago, New Zealand
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  