Ellen has helped negotiate an agreement in a very complicated (to me) situation of not only copyrighting, but also controlling publication of a jointly-authored play script developed by 18 incarcerated men, a college senior, and an emerita professor. She has helped me with every detail, educating me with wit and acuity, humor and expertise about all legal, but also practical matters. I recommend her highly!
Ellen is my go to advisor on everything to do with book publishing. I have used her for all of my publishing contracts and have never had an issue with any contract she crafted for me. She goes above and beyond with a complete knowledge of the publishing industry. If you are breaking into the publishing business you cannot do better than having Ellen on your team.
Copyrights, publishing contracts, media law and related licensing agreements.
47 years, 300 cases
Ellen M. Kozak has represented writers for over 35 years. She herself is the prize-winning author of hundreds of articles, a series of pseudonymous science fiction articles, and two books from Henry Holt & Co., From Pen to Print: The Secrets of Getting Published Successfully and Every Writer's Guide to Copyright and Publishing Law. She is also the author of The Everything U.S. Constitution Book, published by Adams Media.
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Outstanding for tricky issues
Ellen has helped negotiate an agreement in a very complicated (to me) situation of not only copyrighting, but also controlling publication of a jointly-authored play script developed by 18 incarcerated men, a college senior, and an emerita professor. She has helped me with every detail, educating me with wit and acuity, humor and expertise about all legal, but also practical matters. I recommend her highly!
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Posted by Richard | July 22, 2016
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Thorough and knowledgable
Ellen is my go to advisor on everything to do with book publishing. I have used her for all of my publishing contracts and have never had an issue with any contract she crafted for me. She goes above and beyond with a complete knowledge of the publishing industry. If you are breaking into the publishing business you cannot do better than having Ellen on your team.
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Posted by June Kane | July 21, 2016
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Brilliant!
Attorney Kozak has clearly and comprehensively answered every publishing and copyright question I have ever had. She has been so helpful to me, to other writers and composers I have referred to her, and to many colleagues via her excellent lectures. She is up to date and I wouldn't think of signing a publishing contract without her.
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