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Dan sighed as he checked his e-mail messages. It was always difficult to
return to work after a vacation.
However, an e-mail caught his eye. A newly hired boss wanted him to list
the work - in print, on the Web site, and offsite assignments - he had
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ANNOUNCE: TECHWR-L Contributing Author Doug Isenberg
Publishes Internet Law Book
Join us in congratulating TECHWR-L contributing author
Doug Isenberg on his new book, _The GigaLaw Guide to
Internet Law_, Random House, October, 2002.
Doug notes that the book is especially relevant to
technical writers: "The book includes four chapters
on copyright law, which should be of particular
interest to technical writers. Those chapters cover
the fundamentals of copyright protection--including
such important issues as copyright registrations,
the 'fair use' doctrine, and 'works made for hire.'
The book also includes three chapters on contract
law, which should benefit technical writers who use
(or should use!) contracts with their clients."
A thorough, well-written book, _The GigaLaw Guide to
Internet Law_ covers a range of topics, including
copyright law, domain names, trademarks, patent law,
privacy, free speech and the first amendment, contract
law and high technology, and employment law.
TECHWR-L's Ask the Lawyer author, Doug is an attorney
practicing intellectual property and Internet law in
Atlanta and is the editor and publisher of GigaLaw.com,
a Web site that provides legal information for Internet
professionals, high-tech entrepreneurs, and the lawyers
who serve them. Doug is licensed to practice law in the
state of Georgia, speaks regularly on Internet law, and
has appeared on-air on CNN and National Public Radio
programming.
THE CONSULTANT'S TOOLKIT - Saturday, December 7, 2002
An in-depth review of the legal and practical aspects of going
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Presented by: Chris Juillet, Attorney and Consultant $95/$110
Contact: Cheri, 919-380-3788, techwords -at- pobox -dot- com
SINGLE (sourcing) AND LOVING IT! - Saturday, January 25, 2003
"Write once, use many." Create modular content for single sourcing,
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Presented by: Jerilynne Sander, of Simply Written, Inc. $125/140
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For more details, see www.stc-carolina.org/training/
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