You’re a creative, not a lawyer. But you’ll navigate the book biz better if you know some of the ins and outs of intellectual property law. What is copyright? Is writing fan fiction okay? What constitutes plagiarism? If you’re doing work-for-hire, or building a book series empire, you’ll need to know about trademark law and moral rights. Learn from a lawyer-turned-author who’s “been there, done that” re-imagining classics from the public domain and signing licensing deals with Lucasfilm.
