The Law (In Plain English)® for Small Businesses - Softcover

DuBoff, Leonard D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471536164 ISBN 13: 9780471536161

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1991

Synopsis

Anyone involved in a small business should always keep this close at hand. Provides, in a very usable way, essential information about questions such as organizing a business, making a business plan, borrowing money, issuing stock, contracts, collecting, consumer protection, employee relations, and much more. It also advises how, if necessary, to choose an attorney or an accountant.

About this title

About the Author

Leonard D. DuBoff is an internationally recognized expert who has lectured on legal issues throughout the world. He began his legal career in New York, then relocated to Palo Alto, California where he started teaching at the Stanford Law School. Subsequently, he moved to Portland, Oregon where he taught law at Lewis & Clark Law School. DuBoff spent almost a quarter of a century teaching business and intellectual property law.

While a full time law professor, DuBoff was also Of Counsel to law firms and maintained that relationship until 1994 when he left full-time teaching to found his own law firm that specializes in business and intellectual property law. DuBoff has received academic awards from President Lyndon Johnson, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and in 1990, he received the Governor's Arts Award from Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt.

In addition to practicing law, DuBoff has also been involved in its creation. In the late 1980s, he testified in support of the Visual Artist's Rights Act of 1990, at the request of Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. He has also provided Conress with testimony related to several cultural and intellectual property treaties and he has worked with state legislatures on their legislation as well.

A prolific author, DuBoff has written numerous articles for scholarly journals, practical articles for lawyers bar publications and articles for nonlawyers as well. He has regular columns in several publications. He is coauthor of the law school text-Cases and Materials on Art Law.

From the Back Cover

The Law (in Plain English) ® for Writers Second Edition Few professional writers can afford round–the–clock legal counsel. Fortunately, you can afford to have the next best thing: this down–to–earth guide to every important legal question a writer may face — without the burden of an hourly fee. You’ll get clear advice on the day–to–day issues that can plague any writer — like getting through pages of contract legalese and dealing with agents and legal professionals. Packed with practical answers — plus a special appendix on helpful organizations and a glossary of commonly used legal and publishing terms, The Law (in Plain English) for Writers, Second Edition gives you the insight to:

• Understand the basic elements of all contracts with book and magazine publishers and keep your taxes low
• Find the right publisher — and what to know and watch out for if you’re considering self–publishing
• Make the most of copyright laws and the protections they offer
• Understand censorship, obscenity, defamation, and libel laws
• Protect your right to privacy
• Take advantage of the business laws that pertain to writers
• Know when it’s in your best interest to find a lawyer and how to go about it

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0471536164
• ISBN 13: 9780471536161
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240