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.
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.
Francine | August 13, 2009
So you ask, how to register a trademark? Well before you think of actually submitting either the Intent to Use or the Statement of Use form required for registering your trademark, you want to make sure you have a logo, phrase, design, word, or device that can, in fact, be protected by trademark. A common mistake entrepreneurs make is choosing a mark that is not strong, and thus, cannot be protected.
Francine | August 5, 2009
A student, Joel Tenebaum, was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading music, which amounts to $22,5000 per download for over 30 songs. Does the punishment fit the crime? What do you think? I say, “ABSOLUTELY! “
Francine | July 27, 2009
After discussing with the client what the terms of the agreement meant, we went down the list of what was potentially negotiable and what was conceivably a deal-breaker. After going back and forth many times, the publisher, agreed to let the author retain her copyright
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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