Comments on: California memorabilia law could tank small bookstores https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/05/california-memorabilia-law-tank-small-bookstores/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:52:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Benjamin https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/05/california-memorabilia-law-tank-small-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-345902 Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:52:05 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=64568#comment-345902 He could make the customer buy the book before it gets signed. That solves the book signings part. The problem I forsee is that the author can’t sign a bunch of extras to be sold later. It’s a stupid law that is overreaching. Most book signatures are free and authors are happy to sign your book as long as you bought the book.

I do wonder how this applies to authors who sell signed copies. Asking for a friend. But my experience is with science fiction authors.

]]> By: NickM https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/05/california-memorabilia-law-tank-small-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-345800 Tue, 23 May 2017 15:42:38 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=64568#comment-345800 This applies to signed books if the bookstore has the author sign some that the bookstore then sells.
It does not apply to the books you purchase and then stand in line to have the author sign.

And for sports book authors (often, but not always, autobiographies), it already applied for the last 20 years.

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