Legal Aspects of Writing and Publishing

Here are a couple of helpful resources concerning the legal aspects of writing and publishing:

• The Writer's Legal Guide: An Authors Guild Desk Reference by Tad Crawford and Kay Murray - A survey of the business and legal aspects of writing.
• Ivan Hoffman - This is the web site of Ivan Hoffman, an attorney with experience in the law as it relates to publishers and writers, including copyright, trademark, design and intellectual property law. He has many informative articles (for free), including special sections for writers and publishers and recording artists and songwriters.