Literary Property

Literary Property and Publishing Practice

Literary publishing attorney Barry Oliver Chase holds Honors degrees from both Yale and Harvard and focuses exclusively on representing businesses, authors and artists in the entertainment and Internet industries. The Chase firm represents clients in all areas of literary property and publishing, including books, magazines, newspapers, graphic novels, comic books, Web sites, screenplays, stage plays, teleplays and other print and visual media.

Whether you are an author who wants to retain the "ancillary rights" to a literary work or who needs to ensure that all foreign-language versions of your book generate royalties, contact the Law Office of Barry Oliver Chase. You will discuss your needs with an experienced attorney committed to helping you capitalize upon your hard work.

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Comprehensive Representation in Literary Matters

The Chase firm regularly represents publishers and literary agencies in conjunction with publishing agreements and exploitation of ancillary rights arising from those agreements. In addition, Mr. Chase has significant experience negotiating publishing contracts, film-rights deals and royalties for experienced and first-time authors.

Literary property and publishing requires that a lawyer understand not only contract and negotiation principles, but constitutional law, torts and intellectual property issues as well. Mr. Chase has a firm understanding of all these issues and has effectively represented clients in matters involving:

• Author-publisher contracts
• Author-"ghostwriter" contracts
• Copyright, titles and trademarks
• Electronic literary property and publishing
• First Amendment, defamation and privacy
• International rights
• Joint authorship and collaborations
• Internet Publishing
• Literary agents

Ancillary Rights

Literary property is an especially important area of entertainment, arts and media law. Often, a book, magazine article, or story will spark other entertainment-related products such as television shows, movies or even "action figures." An entertainment lawyer must be familiar with this process and able to exploit opportunities for his clients in these areas. The Chase firm can ensure your rights are fully protected and set up for optimum revenue.

Royalties

Authors and other artists are compensated via royalties, meaning a percentage of the sales, gross profit or other metric. Mr. Chase can negotiate a fair percentage and help ensure you collect royalties from the appropriate parties.

If you have any further questions, or would like to speak with Mr. Chase regarding your literary property or publishing law issue, please do not hesitate to call the Law Office of Barry Oliver Chase at (305) 373-7665, or fill out the Guestbook form. Mr. Chase or an assistant will be in touch with you shortly.