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Learn how to protect the content you create—or properly use someone else’s—with this complete guide to intellectual property law. Permissions: they’re enough to make anyone crazy. Thank heavens there’s Fair Use, Free Use and Use by Permission, the one-volume reference that is sure to save you time and money, not to mention your sanity! Writers, photographers, illustrators, designers, teachers, researchers—anyone involved with intellectual property needs this practical, straightforward guide to copyright law. Find out what constitutes fair use, how to get permissions, and how to protect creative work. Plus learn about copyright infringement, public domain, and much more. Author and lawyer Lee Wilson draws on her experience and expertise to provide this accessible road map to the world of intellectual property. She uses illuminating true-life stories to help clarify key concepts, and also provides helpful charts, resource lists, and forms to make the permissions experience vastly more manageable.