If you're a professional photographer, or aspiring to be one, you have to know the law. Nancy E. Wolff's book, The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook from Allworth Press navigates you through the post 9/11 world and the laws that inhabit it. Since 9/11 the rules regarding photography and photographer's rights have changed considerably. And while life shooting on the street presents one set of rules, the laws regarding copyright, publishing, licensing, and fair use are just as dizzying. Be on top of all the fine print and keep yourself out of trouble, while keeping your work protected, with this informative and necessary book.
Part I Copyright Law
CHAPTER 1 Copyright Law for the Photo Professional
CHAPTER 2 The Keys to the Courthouse: Registering the Work
CHAPTER 3 Rights Under Copyright Law
CHAPTER 4 Licensing and Copyrights
CHAPTER 5 Enforcing Copyright: Dissecting the Infringement Case
CHAPTER 6 Fair Use
CHAPTER 7 Collective Works: The National Geographic Cases, North and South
CHAPTER 8 Delays in Bringing Claims
CHAPTER 9 Internet Licenses
CHAPTER 10 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA): Protection of Copyright Management Information
CHAPTER 11 Other Rights of Artists: Le Droit Moral
CHAPTER 12 What's It All For? The Remedies Available for Copyright Claims
Part II Basic Trademark Law
CHAPTER 13 What Photographers Need to Know about Trademark
CHAPTER 14 Fair Use of Trademarks
CHAPTER 15 Trademarks and the Web
CHAPTER 16 Federal Statutes that Protect Marks
Part III The Law of Privacy and Publicity
CHAPTER 17 The Various Torts that Make Up the Privacy Right
CHAPTER 18 The Right of Publicity
CHAPTER 19 Rights of Publicity: California Cases
CHAPTER 20 Rights of Publicity and Privacy: New York Cases
CHAPTER 21 Avoiding Claims Based on Rights of Publicity
CHAPTER 22 Defamation
CONCLUSION
| Subject | Photography Books and Tutorials |
| Author | Nancy E. Wolff |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Hard/Soft Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 6 x 9" / 15.2 x 22.8cm |
| ISBN Number | 1-58115-477-1 |
| Publisher | Allworth Press |
| Date Published | May 2007 |