Written by three of the nation’s most prominent figures in the field, E. Gabriel Perle, John Taylor Williams and Mark A. Fisher, Perle & Williams on Publishing Law is the place to turn first for expert analysis and authoritative guidance on publishing law issues. Now in its completely updated Third Edition, Perle & Williams on Publishing Law gathers in one highly accessible source:

• On-target answers to basic and complex questions about publishing law and copyright practices and procedures
• Incisive analysis of case law developments affecting each sector of the publishing industry — books, magazines, newspapers, audio, visual, and multimedia forms of publishing
• Practice tools, checklists, and proven techniques you can use to resolve publishing law issues knowledgeably and efficiently.

• The rights secured by copyright, the Fair Use Limitation, duration of copyright works, renewal, ownership, and transfer of ownership
• The termination of transfers of licenses
• Form of copyright notice
• Copyright infringement and remedies
• Preemption of state law
• International aspects of copyright law

Features and Benefits

Have the tools to:
• Ensure sales and marketing policies do not run afoul of federal antitrust laws
• Develop a strong defensive strategy in defamation and rights of privacy claims
• Meet the latest legal regulations regarding obscenity, protection of consumers, and fraud
• Avoid advertising liability under relevant state or federal antidiscrimination statutes
• Protect the publisher’s and writer’s access to public and private records
• Minimize liability due to negligent publication

About the Author

E. Gabriel Perle is Senior Counsel at Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle in Stamford, CT. Previously, he was Corporate Vice President-Law and Chief Counsel for Time, Inc., where he supervised the legal affairs of Time, Life, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People and Discover magazines, Time-Life Books, Little, Brown and Company, Book of the Month Club, Home Box Office, and American Television and Communications, Inc. He served as Chair of the Copyright Division of the American Bar Association, and as President and Honorary Trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.

John (Ike) Taylor Williams is a partner at Fish & Richardson, Boston, MA, where he advises book, newspaper, and magazine publishers, as well as national publishers and producers of television and film programming and acts as an agent for American and foreign authors and screenplay writers. He is a member of the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section, the Communications and Entertainment Law Forum Committees, as well as past chairman of the Committee on Authors. He has written extensively on publishing, libel, and First Amendment law. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mark A. Fischer is a partner at Fish & Richardson in Boston, MA. He represents creative companies and individuals in the areas of new media, entertainment, publishing, intellectual property, and computer law. Mr. Fischer is the co-chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group and its Publishing and Entertainment Group. Currently, he teaches the Advanced Copyright course at the Suffolk University Law School. He has also taught intellectual property and entertainment law courses in Boston College Law School and Northeastern University School of Law.

Table Of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Volume 1 Part A: Publishing Practices and Procedures 1. Preventing and Resolving Legal Problems: An Overview of Print Publishing 2. Publishing Contracts 3. Selected Topics in Periodical Publishing and Advertising 4. Electronic Publishing and Software 5. Defamation and Related Issues 6. Right of Privacy 7. Right of Publicity 8. Other Torts Related to Publication 9. Access of the Press: The Reporter's Privilege to Gather the News 10. Publishers and the Antitrust Laws Part B: Copyright Practices and Procedures 11. Introduction to Copyright 12. Subject Matter and Scope of Copyright 13. Rights Secured by Copyright and Fair Use 14. Duration of Copyright 15. Ownership of Copyright 16. Transfer of Ownership and Licenses 17. Termination of Transfers and Licenses 18. Publication and Notice 19. Copyright Registration and Deposit 20. Infringement of Copyright and Remedies 21. Preemption of State Law 22. International Aspects of Copyright 23. The Copyright Office Volume 2 24. Trademark Law 25. Droit Moral of the Moral Right of Creators Appendices Table of Cases Index

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