by Howard Suber, author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsIn more than 50 years of teaching aspiring filmmakers in UCLA’s Department of Film, Television and New Media, I saw how often not knowing or misunderstanding key issues of copyright, colla
by John Geiger, author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsThis is a true story. Last week I received a call from a screenwriter who had just read Creativity and Copyright: “This book should’ve been handed out with my MFA diploma!” I wa
Essential for writers and lawyers working with writers, the following UC Press titles provide important information around the publishing industry, copyright, and legal communication. Law and AuthorsA Legal Handbook for Writersby Jacqueline D. Lipton"Jacqueline Lipton explains compli
By John L. Geiger, co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsA New York Federal District Court recently ruled in favor of comedian
Jerry Seinfeld by rejecting a copyright lawsuit brought by writer-director
Christian Charles, who claimed authors
By John L. Geiger, co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsA Federal District Court in New York recently ruled in favor of
comedian Jerry Seinfeld by rejecting a copyright lawsuit brought by writer-director
Christian Charles, who claimed
John L. Geiger and Howard SuberOn Thursday, August 29th at 7:30 PM The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles will host expert authors John L. Geiger and Howard Suber to discuss their new book, Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists.Inspired by Strunk &
Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists provides critical resources on copyright law. Expert authors John L. Geiger, an intellectual property attorney and Howard Suber, a 50-year veteran of UCLA's film school, dissect the laws that govern creativity, idea-ma
