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6 Mistakes Creatives Make That Lead To Client Conflicts (And How To Fix Them Now)
Avoid burnout, get paid on time, and build a business that actually works for you If you run a creative business, you’ve probably blamed a client (or five) for a stressful project. But here’s the...
Setting Boundaries With Clients: Powerful Scripts, Systems, and Success Strategies
Setting boundaries with clients is one of the most powerful ways to protect your energy, time, and business. If you’ve ever felt drained, disrespected, or unsure how to refuse a client request, you’re not alone...
AI & Copyright: What Creators Need to Know Right Now
AI is writing books, composing music, and designing logos. It’s also raising many legal questions. This new creative frontier is exciting, but it’s also confusing. Creatives are navigating uncertainty around ownership, contracts, and what the...
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Three Legal Myths That Destroy Creative Businesses
Understanding the law makes for better and more robust creative businesses. As soon as your creative project or service enters the wider world, and enters the wider world as part of commerce, law comes into play in a giant way. Many creative businesses with otherwise...
Re: Open Internet Proposed Rules
I wrote a public comment to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Wheeler re the Open Internet Proposed Rules in honor of Internet Slowdown Day. The public is invited to offer their comments on the FCC site: Dear Chairman Wheeler: I write to you as a concerned...
Don’t Be Unconstitutional Against EDM
EDM (stands for “Electronic Dance Music”, which makes about as much sense as calling anything with a guitar in it GDM, but the media gods have spoken…) is the hair metal of the electronic music kingdom. Some of it’s sublime, but it can quickly go over-the-top. It’s...
Copyright Criminals
The documentary “Copyright Criminals” came out in 2009 and explores the world of sampling – taking pieces of sound from one work and incorporating that sound into another work. If you listen to most modern music, there is some aspect of sampling in it. I found that...
