James from Connecticut is writing a story set 100 years in the future and wanted to know how to handle trademarks that, in his fictional setting, might have become generic. For example, Taser being used
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Of the many provisions in a publishing contract, two are extremely important to the author-publisher relationship: the delivery and acceptance of a manuscript. These provisions delineate the timing for submission and quality of the final
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Over the holiday, Kristin from Florida asked if she could use a current news story in her fiction without being sued. This question arises often and in various permutations, like writing about relatives, celebrities, politicians,
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