Francine | August 22, 2010

The original agreement from the publisher stated that the any and every book my client wrote, from that day forward, would belong to the publisher. Further that any merchandise, audio or video programs, speaking engagements, and coaching would belong to the publisher.

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Francine | August 7, 2010

Yesterday I got a phone call from a distressed client, who was upset because her wedding photographer sent her a letter stating she could not post her wedding photos on her website. She was livid, saying to me that she paid $4700 for her wedding photos, and that she should be able to do anything [...]

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Francine | August 5, 2010

then your copyright protected work will last for the life of the copyright holder…

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Francine | July 30, 2010

We’ll explore what is a copyright, duration of a copyright, what does a copyright protect, infringement, and defenses to a claim of copyright infringment.

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Francine | July 22, 2010

Facebook owner and CEO could lose 84% of his company. Why? Because he wasn’t paying attention to the protection of his valuable intellectual property.

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Francine | July 13, 2009

How do you avoid being sued for something they’ve done? Here are 5 strategies for avoiding third party infringement claims against YOU…if you don’t keep your eyes open you may end up in court for something someone else did!

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Francine | June 25, 2009

A copyright is a legal form of protection afforded to an original work of art or authorship, (e.g., such as novels, novellas, nonfiction books, screenplays … What cannot be protected by copyright are ideas …

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Francine | April 11, 2009

With that in mind, it’s a smart, business, judgment decision to ALWAYS place the notice symbol on your work, because it let’s the world know you claim rights to the work.

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