Whether you're an editor or a proofreader, a critical part of your job is helping your clients understand when and how they can legally use quotations, facts, and statistics from other sources in their own manuscripts.
This workshop will cover the following areas:
What constitutes "fair use"
When material is considered to be "public domain"
How to properly document sources (including books, magazines, and Web sites)
End notes, footnotes, and bibliographies
Copyright laws for songs
Quoting Scripture
How to request permission from a copyright holder
Instructor Kathy Ide has been a full-time freelance copyeditor and proofreader since 1998. She is not a lawyer or copyright attorney. This course will provide basic information that editorial freelancers can offer to their clients. If specific questions arise, authors should seek legal counsel.
- Six lessons
- FEE: TCP Contributing Members $80 / Online-only members $90 / Nonmembers $110
- Register for this course: e-mail Kathy Ide. Or go to PayPal and submit the course fee, using Kathy's e-mail address.