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 communication practices that they need to thrive in today's ever-changing, uncertain world of indie comics. Readers will learn to protect their copyrights, negotiate publishing deals, hire artists so everyone wins, and learn the ins and outs of key contracts with this helpful resource.

Auteur

Thomas A. Crowell

Résumé
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 communication practices that they need to thrive in today's ever-changing, uncertain world of indie comics. Readers will learn to protect their copyrights, negotiate publishing deals, hire artists so everyone wins, and learn the ins and outs of key contracts with this helpful resource.

Contenu

Part 1 Quick Start; Part 2 Intellectual Property; Chapter 1 Intellectual Property; Chapter 2 Copyright Law; Part 3 Contracts; Chapter 3 Contracts; Part 4 Putting It Together; Chapter 4 The Solo Creator; Chapter 5 Setting Up Shop; Chapter 6 Collaboration; Chapter 7 Hiring Other Artists; Chapter 8 Clearances; Part 5 Getting It Out There; Chapter 9 Blog it! Tweet it! Post it!; Chapter 10 Landing a Publisher; Chapter 11 Working for a Publishing Company; Chapter 12 The Comic Book; Chapter 13 Self-Publishing; Chapter 14 What Happens part6 The Law Library;