Literature

Based on limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is an author who recently finished a manuscript for her debut novel. She is planning to self-publish. Client is concerned about references in the book to copyrighted song lyrics. The characters in the novel attend a concert and refer to, but do not quote, lyrics to several songs by the Flaming Lips. Clien...

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Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a law student who formerly taught humanities and French literature. Client's friend introduced him to an author who was writing a book on female African novelists. The author asked for help correcting translations in the book. According to Client, he translated the bulk of the work. In 1998, the ...

Client ID: 14-078 Ana Loida Rosario Paz 2813 Park Place Evanston, IL 60201 847-922-5087 rosariotoday@yahoo.com Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Client is a freelance writer who seeks copyright advice on publishing an e-book. Client had offered to turn source material she received from a deceased friend, dedicate the book to her, and list he...

Content Clearance. Children's book author who writes historical fiction needs help evaluating the content of her books and securing permissions as necessary. Client, also, needs legal review of three contracts, one for each of her illustrators and one with a celebrity licensing company....

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Clients co-edited a book that includes over 40 essays from various contributors. Clients state the contributors assigned copyright in the essays. Clients have entered into a publishing agreement but still need help drafting a contract between the two of them. They very much wish to share rights in a potenti...

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Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: 14-027 Client, a writer, needs advice on claims against a writer/producer that released a film she believes is based on one of her published books and against producers that shopped her script despite signing a NDA. The producers expressed interest in developing her published novels and/or improv act into a mo...

Client, a young, award winning author, is developing one of his scripts with a midwest film production company and needs a written contract to define the rights of the parties....