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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