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**](part0003.html#2RHM1-8d2e5343c3b1497fa47e93aa711b3e3b)
  
  
  [Table of Contents](part0039.html#toc)
  
  
  [Newsletters](part0038.html#147LC1-8d2e5343c3b1497fa47e93aa711b3e3b)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](part0040.html#164MG1-8d2e5343c3b1497fa47e93aa711b3e3b)
  
  
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  _To my parents_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # [Preface](part0039.html#toc-preface002)
  
  
  I’m only alive because a war