Literature

Client has written a three parodies of popular children's books and would like counsel to evaluate the extent to which his work would be considered fair use....

14-391 Client is an author with a completed manuscript.. Client is seeking legal advice regarding a contract with a publishing house. Client Type: Pro Bono. Additional Known Party: Author Solutions, LLC d/b/a Authorhouse...

Based upon limited conversation during regular client intake, LCA learned the following: Summary: Client is interested in greeting card design and has been trying, unsuccessfully, to acquire rights from the estate of an extremely well-known American icon in order to display the icon's image on the front of a motivational card. It seems that Client may actually be talking to the wrong people and t...

Preparing a spreadsheet for copyright infringement...

15-213 Client seeks help reviewing terms to distribute her book through a major bookseller. She needs to fill out various forms and confirm she does not have an exclusive distribution deal with another party. Client Type: Pro Bono. Additional Party: Barnes & Noble Ernest Mall d/b/a Mall Publishing Co. (Initial Book Printer)...

Copyright: Literature. First time author needs legal advice regarding protecting his rights and negotiating contracts....

15-078 Client is an author who created a character for her children’s fiction. She also created a doll based on the character. Client is seeking legal advice regarding the possibility of securing trademark registration for the character. Client Type: Pro Bono. Trademark to be registered: Loonicans...

14-377 Client writes gospel music, educational materials and scripts. Client engaged the services of another gospel performer who is also an engineer, for the purpose of digitizing her music. Shortly thereafter Client heard the engineer singing one of her songs, without permission, on a local gospel radio station. Client has copyright registrations for her work. Client seeks legal advice. Client...

Client has written a memoir that he plans to publish and that describes his relationship with his next door neighbor which has been contentious and adversarial. It has involved, at times, each party asking for a restraining order against the other. In addition, the LCA Client filed a complaint against the neighbor with the ARDC, he is a lawyer, and the neighbor was suspended for a three month per...

Client, a freelance writer, seeks legal advice on fair use and when she needs to clear content. She also needs assistance preparing a contract for her writing services that clarifies the scope of rights licensed to others. Client is confused as to whether she can add her existing literary work to an online portfolio and seeks review of existing confidentiality language in past agreements to unders...