Learn All About Copyrights
An essential read for anyone who uses the Internet on a regular basis. Written in plain language ... not legalese

Although Mr. Riddick is not an Intellectual Property lawyer, he thinks like one. He is able to explain complex copyright laws, especially those pertaining to the Internet, in simple, easy to understand language. Mr. Riddick sites real life examples and experiences to re-enforce each and every point he discusses. From registering a copyright, protecting it against piracy, recognizing and avoiding "copyfraud", to publishing on your own social networking or small business web site safely and securely, this book covers it all ... even the new laws that go into effect in 2008!

In today's world, we are all potential publishers. That means we all have to understand copyrights, and what should be done and what should be avoided. Mr. Riddick uses "short stories" to illustrate each of his points of view. His style is both entertaining and highly informative. In late 2007, he was the first small business owner to be invited to join the new Copyright Alliance in Washington D.C., a copyright advocacy group, think tank, and direct link to Congress.

Mr. Riddick knows the "do's" and the "don't's " of our copyright laws, having registered thousands of copyrights, and been forced to go to court on numerous occasions to protect his company's property. He even took one case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, in a classic modern day battle of David vs. Goliath. Mr. Riddick has spent the majority of his business career developing copyrighted works, publishing them for his own company and others, and trying to help educate Internet users around the world about the "ins and outs" of this ever evolving, yet hugely important, subject.

Mr. Riddick is one of the few non-lawyers with this detailed breathe of knowledge about copyrights. He was trained at IBM in the 70s and has been in the advertising, audio-visual production, software development, and electronic graphic arts content development and publishing industries his entire career. He knows copyrights!

"Because we were, and still are, a small graphic arts development company operating out of beautiful Central Virginia, and not the Silicon Valley, I have had to get my law degree from the "school of hard knocks", states Mr. Riddick, proudly, in a recent speech directed to Congress. "But I am glad I did. We have been able to make a difference in many, many lives, and protect millions and millions of people around the world from making some of the mistakes we did, and suffering severe consequences they didn't even know were coming."

Everyone needs to better understand copyrights. "They are one of our true remaining national treasures. A right granted to us all in the Constitution. No other emerging country even comes close. In fact, many other cultures don't respect their artists, writers, musicians, bloggers, designers, illustrators, movie-makers, poets, journalists, and cartoonists, like we do here in this country. But I bet if they understood the dire consequences of a world without creativity, free speech, and innovation they would."

So if you read or write blogs, belong to a social networking site like Facebook, MySpace or Linked-In, regularly search the Internet through web site search engines like Google, Microsoft Live, AOL, or Yahoo, develop any copyrightable material on your own, or for others, have your own domain name and address, or are thinking about getting one, this book is for you.

Learn all about copyrights. If you're like me, you'll find this book "fascinating" and you'll probably save yourself a lot of potential headaches and heartaches along the way.


Publishing Date - Spring 2008.

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