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Go From Creator to Founder: Build Systems and Structures That Set You Free
If you spend more time on emails and invoices than on creative work, your business is running you—let’s fix that. Most creatives launch their businesses with passion and talent but quickly get overwhelmed by contracts,...
The California Freelance Worker Protection Act: How Businesses and Freelancers Can Use It To Collaborate Powerfully
California’s Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) empowers businesses and freelancers to collaborate better. For years, we’ve worked with freelancers and the businesses that hire them and seen how the old way of working led to...
5 Steps to Master Copyright Licensing To Grow Your Revenue Streams As A Creative
Are you leaving money on the table by selling your copyrights instead of renting them? If so, you’re not alone, but we will change that. Many creative entrepreneurs unknowingly sell their copyrights for far less...
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Creative Business Legal Issues For The New Year
The beginning of the year presents a great time to consider a variety of creative business legal issues. From copyrights to trademarks to contracts to business formation, every creative business that wants to be profitable and grow will think about their legal needs...
Responding to Trademark Office Actions
Often, filing an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can be the first step in a longer process; if the trademark application has any problems, the USPTO will issue an “Office Action”. An Office Action lets an applicant know that the...
How To Get An Audio Trademark
It is possible to get an audio trademark. Certain sounds are associated with certain products and services. Think of any commercial jingles, or the startup sound for a Mac. The human mind will associate sounds with brands, and when that happens, trademark law plays a...
Legal Innovation In 2015
Since it’s the end of the year, I am offering my predictions concerning legal innovation in 2015.1 In case you aren’t already aware, legal innovation and legal technology has been ramping up in a big way over the last couple of years. Overall, my general sense is that...
