Media Law for Producers, Fourth Edition Review

August 30th, 2010 No comments
Media Law for Producers, Fourth Edition

This is an excellence reference work, and it is chock full of sample contracts and release forms.Miller, an attorney himself, repeatedly states that the forms are a starting point and that the reader should obtain legal counsel.Each state has different laws, and Miller explains that different situations and different clients warrant professional review of forms [...]

The Permission Seeker’s Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Clearing Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Rights for Entertainment and Media Productions (Guide Through the Legal Jungle) Review

August 26th, 2010 No comments
The Permission Seeker

When deciding whether a book is worth the effort of reading, the first thing I do is look at the table of contents.The second thing I look at is the index.Turning to the table of contents, I discovered that the author begins with a summary of contents listing the chapters, and then sets out a [...]

Legal Guide to Web & Software Development (book with CD-Rom) Review

August 22nd, 2010 No comments
Legal Guide to Web & Software Development

I needed to write up a web-development contract as an independent contractor. Previously, I had used bits and pieces of other contracts but never quite knew what some of the paragraphs meant. A colleague recommended this book, I bought it and have not regretted it. One of the biggest helps is the author explains the [...]

GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law Review

August 18th, 2010 No comments
GigaLaw Guide to Internet Law

This book is a great introduction to the emerging issues of Internet-related law. Everything from copyright law, domain names and trademarks, patents, privacy, free speech, contracts, and employment law are covered in this latin- and lingo-free guide to Net law. Developers will be especially interested in the sections on copyright, domain names and trademarks, and [...]

This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry, Ninth Edition (Book only) Review

August 14th, 2010 No comments
This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry, Ninth Edition

Performing, Promoting and Producing music is one thing.Music Law is another- – and when you’re not a million dollar record company but just another guy trying to make and promote music, and you can’t afford $200.00 an hour for *multiple* legal consultations, you might be at a disadvantage, especially when you’re dealing with slicksters who [...]