Copyright for Creatives

You make stuff. You write, draw, paint, blog, craft, and dance; you make music, film videos, sculpt, sew, and produce multimedia content. You're a creative person who does creative things. And if you’re a creative person, Copyright for Creatives is exactly the book you need! Written by a lawyer, publisher, professor, and admitted copyright nerd especially for creative people like you, this book will help you better understand how to protect your work at a time when creativity is especially vulnerable to copying & theft!

Copyright for Creatives is a practical, plain-language look at how copyright law specifically impacts creative people, written with them in mind. It’s designed to address the concerns, challenges, and copyright interests of makers: artists, crafters, dancers, writers, hobbyists, photographers, multimedia content creators, musicians, and more—all sorts of creative people who create things, and provides common-sense guidance that can be quickly applied by creative individuals  to ensure that not only is their work protected, but that they don’t violate other peoples’ intellectual property rights along the way.

The book covers how copyright impacts over 50 different creative activities in detail; discusses fair and educational use; walks you through the registration process; and provides helpful insights into copyright alternatives like open access, trademarks, and patents.

If you’re a creative person interested in protecting the value of your work, this book is for you.