One of Your Friends Has Written a Novel and Would

question 17

Essay

One of your friends has written a novel and would like to copyright it. She asks you for advice about how to go about protecting her work. She wants to know whether she needs to consult a lawyer about filing for copyright protection. She is also concerned that a former friend is using her ideas in his own book. Write your friend an email addressing her concerns.

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