Lit Law for Writers on the Go!

In this podcast, leading literary and intellectual property attorney, Professor Tonya M. Evans, presents the 9 things every writer must know in order to protect their valuable rights and to avoid unknowingly infringing on the rights of others.

In this podcast, leading literary and intellectual property attorney, Professor Tonya M. Evans, discusses what the poor man's copyright is and why it is really a myth.

In this podcast, leading literary and intellectual property attorney, Professor Tonya M. Evans, discusses the most important laws that non-fiction writers face when writing about real people and events libel, right of publicity and right of privacy.

In this podcast, leading literary and intellectual property attorney, Professor Tonya M. Evans, discusses the James Frey/Oprah memoir fiasco and explores the definition of memoir and part one of how to write about real life and events.

In this podcast, leading literary and intellectual property attorney, Professor Tonya M. Evans, explores the rash of plagiarism in book publishing, including the Kaavya Viswanathan controversy.

In this podcast, leading literary and intellectual property attorney, Professor Tonya M. Evans, explores how technological advances like digital technology and the Internet challenge existing copyright law and how writers and other creative people can protect their literary and artistic works on the World Wide Web.

In this episode, noted intellectual property and publishing lawyer Professor Tonya Evans discusses whether it is OK to use other people's copyrighted work without permission when it is difficult or impossible to locate the owner. This issue is also known as the "orphan works" problem and was addressed recently by the Copyright Office and Congress.

In this episode, noted intellectual property and publishing lawyer Professor Tonya Evans discusses what copyright protects, what fair use is and how it is different from "public domain." Learn when you need permission to use copyrighted materials owned by others in your work.