Sending an Unsolicited Article with No Request for Payment Means NO Money for You by Harvey Randall, Esq.
Make it clear you expect to be paid. Otherwise the law says they can use your article for free.
copyrights
Can I Turn Interviews I Wrote For A Publication Into A Book?
Can I turn interviews into my own book, or do those pieces belong to the magazine?
“Can I include scans of newspaper articles in my book? My book IS educational.”
Does the educational exception to copyright law apply?
Q – “I took images from the Internet and now I can’t remember the sources. Can you help me find them?”
Let us all collectively slap our foreheads together for this one!
Publisher owe you money? Here’s how to REALLY get their attention!!
Includes a complaint template letter that will make them sweat!
My Cover Designer Refuses To Use A Photo I Provided
You can’t use any photo you want, for any reason, just because you paid for it.
“After hearing recent news about Amazon selling counterfeit books, how can I find out if I’m a victim?”
Here are some ways to determine if your book has been counterfeited.
“I found a fantastic erotic photo of a model for my book cover…but my publisher won’t let me use it. What can I do?”
Publishing real models’ faces on some types of books can lead to BIG legal problems!
“I want to publish the lyrics from an old song but the rights holder hasn’t responded to me. What can I do?”
I’ve emailed ASCAP, and Sony, who owns the publishing rights, for permission and no one has gotten back to me…
“When writing under a pseudonym, should I put my REAL name on the copyright page of my book?”
If something goes awry in the government database (which is a question of when, not if), someone searching for your pseudonym could find your home or mailing address, put two and two together…