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Full Description
Focal Press' Pocket Lawyer series serves as a legal toolkit for independent producers and artists in the creative industries.
The Pocket Lawyer for Comic Book Creators is designed to help emerging artists and veteran professionals in the comic book industry build a solid foundation of business and legal practices for their comic book projects. Readers will learn to:
Protect their copyrights and IP
Negotiate publishing deals
Hire artists so everyone wins
Learn the ins and outs of key contracts
Understand the risks of AI in comic book creation
Explore innovative new distribution methods, and
Develop strategies they need to thrive in today's ever-changing, uncertain world of indie comics.
Contents
Disclaimer, PART 1 - QUICK START, PART 2 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, THE HEART OF THE WORK, Chapter 1 Intellectual Property, Chapter 2 Copyright Law, Chapter 3 Using Gen-AI in Comics, PART 3 - CONTRACTS: GETTING INTO GEAR, Chapter 4 Contracts: The Engine Which Drives the Deal, PART 4 - PUTTING IT TOGETHER, Chapter 5 The Solo Creator, Chapter 6 Setting Up Shop, Chapter 7 Collaboration, Chapter 8 Hiring Other Artists, Chapter 9 Clearances & Licensing the Rights of Others, PART 5 - GETTING IT OUT THERE, Chapter 10 Get your Message Out, Chapter 11 Landing a Publisher, Chapter 12 Working for a Publishing Company, Chapter 13 The Comic Book Publishing Agreement, Chapter 14 Self-Publishing, Chapter 15 What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?, Part 6 - The Law Library, Appendix A: Copyright Law, Appendix B: A Comic Creator's Guide to Protecting Ideas, Appendix C: A Comic Creator's Guide to Trademark Law, Appendix D: A Comic Creator's Guide to the Right of Publicity and Other Privacy Rights, Appendix E: A Comic Creator's Guide to Libel and Defamation, Appendix F: A Comic Creator's Guide to Moral Rights & The Visual Artists Rights Act, Appendix G: Contract Anatomy for Comic Book Creators, Appendix H: Famous Comic Book Cases, BIBLIOGRAPHY, ABOUT THE AUTHOR, SPECIAL THANKS
