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Helen Sedwick

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“Is my first draft protected by copyright?” “How long does copyright last?” “Can I use song lyrics in my book?”  These are just a few book copyright questions that legal expert Helen Sedwick answers in this informative episode of Go Publish Yourself. With copyright, you have the right to decide how your book is published, how it’s derived into a different work, what translations are made, and more. Learn how to protect your writing and publish today with IngramSpark! https://selfpub.is/2sLTGkp 

“Is my first draft protected by copyright?” “How long does copyright last?” “Can I use song lyrics in my book?” These are just a few book copyright questions that legal expert Helen Sedwick answers in this informative episode of Go Publish Yourself. With copyright, you have the right to decide how your book is published, how it’s derived into a different work, what translations are made, and more. Learn how to protect your writing and publish today with IngramSpark! <a href="https://selfpub.is/2sLTGkp." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://selfpub.is/2sLTGkp</a>

Book Copyright FAQs with Helen Sedwick

Adam and Lindsay interview Helen Sedwick, a self-published author and lawyer. The hosts ask Helen all the legal questions you've been trying to get a straight answer on forever!

Adam and Lindsay interview Helen Sedwick, a self-published author and lawyer. The hosts ask Helen all the legal questions you've been trying to get a straight answer on forever!

TWP#19 - An interview with author and lawyer Helen Sedwick

Writers face three big risks when using real people in their writing: DEFAMATION, INVASION OF PRIVACY, AND MISAPPROPRIATION OF THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY. Yet every fiction writer bases characters on real people. Memoirists and nonfiction writers identify people by name. How can writers use real people in their work without risking a lawsuit? Attorney and writer, Helen Sedwick, will give tips on how to avoid these legal landmines. HELEN SEDWICK is the AUTHOR OF SELF-PUBLISHER'S LEGAL HANDBOOK AND COYOTE WINDS WEBSITE http://helensedwick.comBLOG http://helensedwick.com/blogGOOGLE+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+HelenSedwickTWITTER https://twitter.com/HelenSedwick

Writers face three big risks when using real people in their writing: DEFAMATION, INVASION OF PRIVACY, AND MISAPPROPRIATION OF THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY. Yet every fiction writer bases characters on real people. Memoirists and nonfiction writers identify people by name. How can writers use real people in their work without risking a lawsuit? Attorney and writer, Helen Sedwick, will give tips on how to avoid these legal landmines.  HELEN SEDWICK is the AUTHOR OF SELF-PUBLISHER'S LEGAL HANDBOOK AND COYOTE WINDS  WEBSITE <a href="http://helensedwick.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://helensedwick.com</a> BLOG <a href="http://helensedwick.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://helensedwick.com/blog</a> GOOGLE+ <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+HelenSedwick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/u/0/+HelenSedwick</a> TWITTER <a href="https://twitter.com/HelenSedwick" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/HelenSedwick</a>

Legal Expert Helen Sedwick

Ep#17: Orna Ross chats with Helen Sedwick discuss copyright to add clarity around what a writer owns vs. what they don’t. Other topics being discussed are:  How authors can protect their work. How to keep others from taking more than their fair share by understanding the nuances between licenses vs. assignments, exclusive vs. non-exclusives and termination clauses. Author scams and what red flags indie authors should look out for.  Our weekly Self-Publishing Advice broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our self-publishing advice center, www.selfpublishingadvice.org. And, if you haven’t already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at www.allianceindependentauthors.org. Now, go write and publish. About your hosts Orna Ross launched the Alliance of Independent Authors at the London Book Fair in 2012. Her work for ALLi has seen her named as one of The Bookseller’s “100 top people in publishing”. She also publishes poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and is greatly excited by the democratising, empowering potential of author-publishing. Connect with Orna on Twitter @OrnaRoss Writer and lawyer Helen Sedwick has thirty years of experience representing businesses and entrepreneurs. When she self-published the novel COYOTE WINDS, she could find no handbook to help writers deal with the legal issues of self-publishing. So she wrote that book: Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook. Her goal is to keep writers out of court and at their desks.

Ep#17: Orna Ross chats with Helen Sedwick discuss copyright to add clarity around what a writer owns vs. what they don’t. Other topics being discussed are: <ul> <li>How authors can protect their work.</li> <li>How to keep others from taking more than their fair share by understanding the nuances between licenses vs. assignments, exclusive vs. non-exclusives and termination clauses.</li> <li>Author scams and what red flags indie authors should look out for.</li> </ul> Our weekly <a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Self-Publishing Advice</a> broadcast is brought to you by ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors. Find more author advice, tips and tools at our self-publishing advice center, <a href="http://www.selfpublishingadvice.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.selfpublishingadvice.org</a>. And, if you haven’t already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at <a href="http://www.allianceindependentauthors.org." rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.allianceindependentauthors.org.</a> Now, go write and publish. About your hosts Orna Ross launched the Alliance of Independent Authors at the London Book Fair in 2012. Her work for ALLi has seen her named as one of The Bookseller’s “100 top people in publishing”. She also publishes poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and is greatly excited by the democratising, empowering potential of author-publishing. Connect with Orna on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/OrnaRoss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@OrnaRoss</a> Writer and lawyer Helen Sedwick has thirty years of experience representing businesses and entrepreneurs. When she self-published the novel COYOTE WINDS, she could find no handbook to help writers deal with the legal issues of self-publishing. So she wrote that book: Self-Publisher’s Legal Handbook. Her goal is to keep writers out of court and at their desks.

ALLI Insights: Legal Essentials for Authors with Helen Sedwick

Helen Sedwick is the guest for Episode 33 of The Author Biz Podcast.   Helen Sedwick Should you incorporate your author business? How important is record keeping? Do you need a Federal ID number? What should you pay the most attention to when reviewing contracts? What is a copyright and what do I need to do to get one? For these types of questions, there’s no better person to ask than Helen Sedwick. She’s a business attorney with over 30 years of experience, and the author of what Publisher’s Weekly calls one of the Top Five Resource Books for Indie Authors, THE SELF-PUBLISHER’S LEGAL HANDBOOK. Helen believes the best time for writers to ask these foundational questions is when they’re getting started, but no matter where you are with your author business this is essential information. In this 55-minute episode, we take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of your author business, covering topics like:    Helen explains why she wrote THE SELF PUBLISHER’S LEGAL HANDBOOK. CAM – Controlling your work, Avoiding lawsuits and scams, and Maximizing tax deductions. The importance of setting up your author business correctly to take advantage of tax breaks. Should authors incorporate? Form an LLC? Or neither? The importance of having an Employer Identification Number from the IRS for your author business. Do you need a business license to run an author business? Helen offers strategies for selecting the right company name for your author/publishing business. Filing a fictitious business name certificate for your author business. A brief discussion of the rules for reporting amounts paid to the freelancers who help us produce our books. A common theme of the interview is the importance of keeping good records. A high-level discussion of copyrights and trademarks. Contracts and license agreements can be confusing. Helen explains which components are the most important to authors. Do you use images in blog posts or cover designs? Helen explains what we need to be sure we have the rights to use those images. A brief discussion of the Creative Commons License and how it applies to images. There are different ways of self-publishing your books. Helen advises that authors research any person or company we hire to help us with the process. Be aware of promises that sound too good to be true. Why authors should consider purchasing ISBN numbers for their books. The importance of having a privacy policy for your website. What should authors be concerned about when using real people, locations and brands in their fiction?  Links: Helen’s Website www.helensedwick.com Helen’s Amazon Author Page Helen’s Guest Post on Privacy Policies Like what you hear? Please consider leaving a review at iTunes and subscribing to my email list. Your feedback helps us know how well we’re doing and also lets other people know about the podcast. If you’re not sure how to leave an iTunes review, you can follow the step-by-step instructions here. Creative Commons Image by TPSDave The post TAB033: Building a Solid Foundation for Your Author Business, with Helen Sedwick appeared first on .

Helen Sedwick is the guest for Episode 33 of The Author Biz Podcast. <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HelenSedwick_Headshot2-200x250.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Helen Sedwick Should you incorporate your author business? How important is record keeping? Do you need a Federal ID number? What should you pay the most attention to when reviewing contracts? What is a copyright and what do I need to do to get one? For these types of questions, there’s no better person to ask than Helen Sedwick. She’s a business attorney with over 30 years of experience, and the author of what Publisher’s Weekly calls one of the <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/65499-top-five-resource-books-for-indie-authors.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Top Five Resource Books for Indie Authors</a>, THE SELF-PUBLISHER’S LEGAL HANDBOOK.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00KTQJRZO/tabama-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Helen believes the best time for writers to ask these foundational questions is when they’re getting started, but no matter where you are with your author business this is essential information. In this 55-minute episode, we take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of your author business, covering topics like:   <ul> <li>Helen explains why she wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00KTQJRZO/tabama-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THE SELF PUBLISHER’S LEGAL HANDBOOK</a>.</li> <li>CAM – Controlling your work, Avoiding lawsuits and scams, and Maximizing tax deductions.</li> <li>The importance of setting up your author business correctly to take advantage of tax breaks.</li> <li>Should authors incorporate? Form an LLC? Or neither?</li> <li>The importance of having an Employer Identification Number from the IRS for your author business.</li> <li>Do you need a business license to run an author business?</li> <li>Helen offers strategies for selecting the right company name for your author/publishing business.</li> <li>Filing a fictitious business name certificate for your author business.</li> <li>A brief discussion of the rules for reporting amounts paid to the freelancers who help us produce our books.</li> <li>A common theme of the interview is the importance of keeping good records.</li> <li>A high-level discussion of copyrights and trademarks.</li> <li>Contracts and license agreements can be confusing. Helen explains which components are the most important to authors.</li> <li>Do you use images in blog posts or cover designs? Helen explains what we need to be sure we have the rights to use those images.</li> <li>A brief discussion of the Creative Commons License and how it applies to images.</li> <li>There are different ways of self-publishing your books. Helen advises that authors research any person or company we hire to help us with the process.</li> <li>Be aware of promises that sound too good to be true.</li> <li>Why authors should consider purchasing ISBN numbers for their books.</li> <li>The importance of having a privacy policy for your website.</li> <li>What should authors be concerned about when using real people, locations and brands in their fiction?</li> </ul> <h3>Links:</h3> Helen’s Website <a href="http://helensedwick.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.helensedwick.com</a> Helen’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Helen-Sedwick/e/B00B6DT6FU/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=tabama-20&amp;linkId=AZGBI5XAYBAGDVGF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a> Helen’s <a href="http://writenonfictionnow.com/website-privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guest Post</a> on Privacy Policies <h3>Like what you hear?</h3> Please consider leaving a review at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-author-biz/id893213680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and subscribing to my <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">email list</a>. Your feedback helps us know how well we’re doing and also lets other people know about the podcast. If you’re not sure how to leave an iTunes review, you can follow the step-by-step instructions <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com/how-to-leave-a-podcast-review-at-itunes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Creative Commons Image by <a href="http://pixabay.com/en/users/tpsdave-12019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TPSDave</a> The post <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com/tab033-building-a-solid-foundation-for-your-author-business-with-helen-sedwick/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TAB033: Building a Solid Foundation for Your Author Business, with Helen Sedwick</a> appeared first on <a href="http://theauthorbiz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>.

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