Alison Steele Citizen Journalism Legal Issues

LEGAL ISSUES FOR NON-FICTION PUBLISHERS Applying 20 th Century Laws to 21 st Century Issues Presented by Alison Steele Rahdert, Steele, Reynolds & Driscoll, P.A. St. Petersburg, Florida May 7, 2010

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Torts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A variety of situations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Protections from Liability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Invasion of Privacy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Particular concerns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Intellectual Property ,[object Object],[object Object]

Copyright ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rights in the Copyright Bundle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Moral rights” ,[object Object],[object Object]

How does author protect copyrights? How do you know work is owned and not freely available for you to copy? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Copyright, cont. ,[object Object],[object Object]

How to get or give an enforceable license. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Another right or license granted by law? What is “work for hire?” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Flash Point ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Types of Legal Relationships between publisher and content supplier ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Employees ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Independent Contractor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Independent Contractor, Cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) means to you: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Exemptions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Volunteer, Cont’d: ,[object Object],[object Object]

Possible approaches to the “no volunteers” rule ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Special protections for electronic publishers: The Law is in Motion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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