Legal Aspects of Writing and Author Rights Course
About Course
Aim:
To impart knowledge on protecting your writing and approaching your writing as a business.
Duration: 1 Week
Mode of Study – Self-paced online learning.
Evaluation
Though our courses are about imparting knowledge and skills, not an academic/theoretical approach to writing, there will be a self-assessment quiz to gauge your retention of the lessons learned.
Grading
Self-assessment quiz: The quiz is graded out of 100%. The pass mark is 80% to have successfully completed the course.
Certification
We will award you a certificate for successfully completing the course.
Course Content
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Getting Started
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Lesson 1 – Copyright & What Copyright Protects
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Lesson 2 – How Works Get Copyrighted
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Lesson 3 – Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing
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Lesson 4 – Copyright Registration
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Lesson 5 – Plagiarism
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Lesson 6 – Trademarks
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Lesson 7 – Libel & Other Things to Avoid
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Lesson 8 – Selling Rights in Your Text
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Lesson 9 – Book Rights
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Lesson 10 – Electronic Rights
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Lesson 11 – Creative Commons Licenses
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Lesson 12 – Publishing Contracts
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Lesson 13 – Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society & Public Lending Right
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Lesson 14 – Pitching Your Manuscript
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Lesson 15 – Commissions and Briefs
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Lesson 16 – Money, Invoicing and Chasing Payments
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Lesson 17 – Income Tax and VAT
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Self-assessment Quiz
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Course Completed
Student Ratings & Reviews
An informative course on matters copyright, legal protection of works, author rights, and how to earn from your writing. It is a good resource for authors at whatever level in their writing career.