Allworth Press

Fair use, free use and use by permission; how to handle copyrights in all media.

Intellectual property lawyer Wilson offers a teaching tool intended to function something like the casebooks used in most law school courses. Most of the example cases she cites are fictitious, but they are designed to be realistic and to demonstrate how application of the law regarding fair use of copyrights depends greatly on the specific facts in any situation. She writes for non-lawyer teachers, librarians, students, graphic designers, songwriters, and others. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Licensing photography.

Written by a veteran photographer and an intellectual property attorney, this resource for professional photographers explains how to draw up profitable, legally sound agreements for the licensing of images. Topics include (for example) pricing licenses, copyrighting works, identifying copyright infringements, and negotiating effectively. A number of sample forms, agreements, and licenses are provided. Co-published with the American Society of Media Photographers. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Your career in animation; how to survive and thrive.

For commercial animation artists, Levy, an independent filmmaker and animation director for Blues Clues and Pinky Dinky Doo, compiles advice gleaned from interviews with animators of shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, The Incredibles, and Courage, the Cowardly Dog. Aspects discussed are education, getting a job as an animation artist, specific types of careers, independent work, workplace issues, starting a business, pitching and selling a pilot and series, long-term employment, dealing with unemployment, and networking. An annotated resource list of organizations, websites, festivals, grants, and schools is included. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)