Gryphon Publishing Consulting, LLC

It was a VERY full spring here at GPC, with a lot of exciting new client work, some travel, and lots of meetings. In April, we attended our second Independent Book Publishers Association Conference, this time in Austin, TX. While there, we presented a seminar on international rights & licensing to an overflowing crowd! We had lots of good questions and conversations there, and we're already looking forward to next year's conference! Early spring and into May saw one of our mo

Many people still don't realize that copyright does not need to be formally registered with the US Copyright Office in order to be protected by copyright law. That said, among the benefits to registration is the right to bring forth a suit for infringement, under which the rightsholder may be awarded legal fees and statutory damages. "This is all well and good," you think, "For large publishers. But what about me, the independent publisher or author? Surely attorney's fees, t