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Copyrights, Permissions, and Liability Lightning Rods — by Ann Marie Ackermann
by, Audrey Arnold
March 26, 2019

Ann Marie Ackermann, author of Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee, will be at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on April 9. She will give a book talk with the Tippecanoe Civil War Roundtable. This is her third trip from Germany to the U.S. to promote her book since it was released by… [Read More]

Filed Under: Ann Marie Ackermann, Copyright, copyright infringement, copyright permissions, Death of an Assassin, Fair Use, German Copyright Law, Germany, Kent State University Press, Purdue University, US Copyright Law
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Six Myths About Copyright Permissions
by, Jill Swenson
August 25, 2015

Myth #1: “Fair Use under the US Copyright Law covers this.” It does not. “Fair Use” pertains to educational use only; not for profit. Publishing, however, has a commercial intent and therefore authors are not excused from seeking copyright permission for work that is not original. This includes photographs, poems, song lyrics, artwork, or an excerpt from another book or publication. Myth #2: “It must… [Read More]

Filed Under: copyright permissions, Fair Use, public domain, US Copyright Law
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Copyright Permissions: 5 Myths debunked for authors
by, Jill Swenson
September 18, 2012

Do you have a song lyric you plan to use as your epigraph? Is there a piece of artwork you’d like to see between the pages of your book? Do you want a poem to be inserted into the narrative? Have you excerpted a long passage from another book? Do you use trademarked brand names? Are there tables or diagrams, schematics or sketches that are… [Read More]

Filed Under: artwork, ASCAP, copyright permissions, Fair Use, photographs, poetry, publishing contract, song lyrics, trademarks, US Copyright Law
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