Business and Legal Matters.

' Business and Legal Matters.

Business and Legal Matters

Copyright

Copyright Website: This site provides a good introduction to copyright, fair use, registration, public domain, etc.
U.S. Copyright Act: This site has the text of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act, posted by the Cornell University Law School.
U.S. Copyright Office: Home page for the U.S. Copyright Office.
1971 Paris Text of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works: The text of this convention is posted by the Cornell University Law School.
1971 Paris Text of the Universal Copyright Convention: Posted from Tufts University.
Agents
- Horror Writers Association Agents FAQ
- Internet Directory of Literary Agents
- Guide to Literary Agents Writer's Digest Books.
Manuscript Preparation
- Manuscript Preparation Guidelines from Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine. While all publications have their own idiosyncracies in their preferred formats, you won't get many complaints if you use the guidelines posted here as your standard.
Professional vs. Semi-professional Markets
- In these genres, a distinction is made between works published in preofessional, semiprofessional markets. This distinction is based on a number of factors, including pay rates, frequency of appearance of the publications, circulation, etc. For a complete explanation of this see the SFWA Membership Information page.