03/14/2019
Nancy E. Wolff reviews the Allworth Press book, The Law (in Plain English)® for Publishers by Leonard D. DuBoff and Amanda Bryan in the March 2019, Volume 35, Issue 1 of Publishing Research Quarterly https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12109-018-9623-y
A brief excerpt of her great review:
Explaining the law in a manner that is easy for a “lay person” to comprehend, yet complete enough to be a useful resource for professional and business purposes is an art form and balancing act. Practicing art law attorney and scholar Leonard DuBoff and his collaborator Amanda Bryan, also an attorney and publishing law professor, have managed to straddle the divide and explain all the myriad of legal issues facing a publisher in today’s digital environment without overwhelming the reader with legalese. The Law (In Plain English)®for Publishers is the fifth book in DuBoff’s line of “Plain English” titles for artists, writers and other creators, and an update to his prior publication The Book Publishers’ Legal Guide initially published in 1984, well before the kindle and e-book.
The book is divided into 19 Chapters, each one addressing unique legal and contractual issues publishers face in starting and running a publishing business. While the book covers many areas of law, ranging from constitutional law, copyright, general contract law and even tax and estate issues, the authors remind the reader that the are only providing useful information, and if legal issues arise, the book is not a substitute for sound legal advice from an experienced publishing or business attorney. Because certain areas of the law vary from state to state, such right of privacy, publicity and defamation, or country by country such as copyright, the legal information is primarily limited to U.S. cases, laws and regulations.
Publishing Research QuarterlyMarch 2019, Volume 35, Issue 1, pp 176–177 | Cite asLeonard D. Duboff and Amanda Bryan: The Law (in Plain English)® for PublishersAllworth Press, New York, NY, 2018, 264 pp, Paperback, $19.95, ISBN: 9781621536765AuthorsAuthors and affiliationsNancy E. WolffBook Review...