Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Texas

I agreed to write a book on a friends idea as his writing skill is lacking. We made a an oral agreement to share all profits from this project 50 percent apiece after expenses and overhead and shook hands on the deal approximately one year ago. My name was on the front cover of the book and after I finished the manuscript he took it to a publisher to print the first draft which we agreed I would review before printing. He never contacted me and went ahead and removed my name and know claims that everything has changed and he will be making all decisions on his own and he will determine how much I will be compensated. Do I have any recourse if I take this to a court of law?


Asked on 1/20/12, 5:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Delain Delain Law Office, PLLC

Ouch!!

Your friend two-timed you and yes, you very well may have recourse under the copyright laws of the USA and other countries. However, you NEED a lawyer; your problem goes well beyond what we can do on the freebie message boards. Feel free to contact my office to set up a consultation by phone (copyright lawyers can work across state lines, since copyright is an exclusively federal matter) at 518-371-4599.

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Answered on 1/20/12, 5:42 pm


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