“We recognize the need in business today to have access to quick answers to complex questions related to legal issues. To this end, ECPA has contracted with Brian Flagler, former general counsel to Multnomah Publishers, to provide our members with access to legal answers in the categories below.”
Mark Kuyper, ECPA President/CEO
ECPA Publishers Legal Hotline is a service designed to provide ECPA members in the U.S. with ready access to an experienced publishing law firm regarding questions in the following areas:
- Publishing rights
- Questions regarding publishing agreements with authors
- Copyright law
- Trademark law
- Copyright and Trademark registration, clearance, and infringement
- Text and image permissions
- Libel/defamation
- Antitrust, including Robinson-Patman Act (price discrimination)
- Marketing and advertising questions, including contests and sweepstakes
- Subsidiary rights licensing
- Foreign translation licensing
- Contract interpretation
Using the ECPA Publishers Legal Hotline Service
Organizations subscribing to the ECPA Publishers Legal Hotline service will have access to the hotline via phone or email. Answers will be returned to the organization the same business day if possible or latest the following business day.
Additional details and terms regarding the hotline service
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Flagler Law Group
Legal Hotline Services
Scope of Service
Subscription Fees
Terms of Engagement
Apply Now
Contact ECPA
Many media insurers give a discount to publishers that subscribe to a hotline service such as the ECPA Publishers Legal Hotline. Check with your media insurance to see if this subscription would pay for itself in the discount you would receive or explore the ECPA Media Liability Insurance plan offered through the Ministry Division of Six & Geving.
