People want to know whether or not you can copyright street art, and the answer is a resounding: “sure, why not?”. The topic seems to come up a great deal lately because companies seem to be making a habit of using street art to burnish their own brands and in an...
The other day I wrote a piece about satisfaction clauses, one of the more troublesome types of design contract terms. After getting some good feedback and thinking about it more, I thought it would be helpful to offer a list of things that should be included when one...
After reading a recent article discussing whether DIY legal tech would replace lawyers, I thought it would be helpful to provide some insight into the difference between lawyers and legal tech. Overall, the question of whether legal tech like LegalZoom or other...
Some art and design contracts have a problem that will often not be apparent until it is time to get paid: satisfaction clauses. A satisfaction clause basically gives the recipient of art or design work the full discretion to reject the work because they are...
Protecting customer lists ranks highly in importance for many businesses, including creative businesses. Most businesses will have a list of customers that includes their sales history, their preferences, contact information, and other useful information; these lists...
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...
