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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2007
CONTACT: Legal Write Publications

Tonya Evans-Walls named Award-Winner in the
Business: Law/Reference category of the
USABookNews National Best Books 2007 Awards!

COPYRIGHT COMPANION FOR WRITERS, the first of two books released by attorney Tonya M. Evans-Walls in 2007, was selected as a "Winner" in the "Business: Law/Reference" category of the esteemed USABookNews National Best Book Awards of 2007.

COPYRIGHT COMPANION FOR WRITERS is a comprehensive layperson's guide that addresses copyright creation and the benefits of copyright registration, why the "mail your manuscript to yourself" theory of protecting one's copyright (a/k/a the Poor Man's Copyright) is a MYTH!, the difference between fair use and public domain, what infringement is and how to avoid it or assert your own claim, how to obtain permissions to use copyrighted works in one's own work -- like song lyrics, pictures, and quotes, how to protect copyright in the digital age, and what writers need to know about copyright protection in other countries.

TONYA M. EVANS-WALLS, is Visiting Professor of Law at the Harrisburg campus of Widener University School of Law and an attorney specializing in the areas of entertainment law (literary, music and film), intellectual property (copyright and trademark), estate planning, and municipal finance. She is also the Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Sports, Entertainment and Art Law Committee, and has served as an adjunct professor of copyright, publishing and licensing at York College of Pennsylvania. Evans-Walls, who has distinguished herself as an expert in the fields of literary and intellectual property law, is currently on leave from her law practice at TME Law in Philadelphia to teach first year property.

The publishing industry has recognized her as a leader in legal reference materials for writers and independent publishers. Jim Barnes, of Independent Publisher Online, had this to say: "Finally, a book that answers many of the questions and resolves some of the major misconceptions we hear about copyright every day. This will save independent authors and publishers a lot of heartache-and a lot of money!"

Self-Publishing guru Dan Poynter also extolled the book's virtues by recognizing it as "a well-written, essential guide for those who are serious about understanding their rights and avoiding the legal pitfalls of writing and publishing in the twenty-first century."

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