Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing

IP Protection for Authors, Part 2 04-16-2026


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IP PART 2 ...
The recent pirating of over 500,000 books and lawsuit settlement from Anthropic for 1.5 BILLION dollars opens with Judith Briles and the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Marketing podcast. Joining her is Colin O’Brien, intellectual property expert and partner in the Illinois based law firm of Latimer, LeVay Fyock LLC. This is Part 2 in one of Judith’s favorite podcasts, so much is covered that focuses on your Author Success. So much, that a second podcast was created to cover “the rest” of what authors need to know. Get ready to take lots of notes. His website is www.LLFLegal.com and email [email protected].
Your take-aways include:
-Understanding the “lifetime” of a copyright.
-Why the authors must use their imagination and “reimagination”.
-How to register a trademark federally = ® .
-When to start using your intentionality with a TM = ™
-Unconfusing fair use.
-Exposing Parodies … and how to avoid getting into trouble.
-Revisiting the use of lyrics.
-Knowing the four main rules of fair use.
-Where to verify quickly if an image or words are trademarked.
-Public domains
And of course, much more. It's a jammed-packed hour with host Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd for author success.
You’ll come away with tips for expanding your “author smarts” chops.
Join in ... you will learn a lot!
Tune in for lots of ideas and how-to tactics via the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. It’s ranked in the Top Ten of bookmarketing campaigns. Since its inception seven years ago, the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast with over 22 million listeners downloading various shows for practical publishing and book marketing guidance. Join me and become a regular subscriber.
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Author U Your Guide to Book PublishingBy Dr. Judith Briles

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