Business Owners Beware: Three Intellectual Property Traps That Ensnare Businesses by Intellectual Property Attorney Bill Honaker, the IPGuy Copyrights Copyrights are everywhere in business: articles, blogs, brochures, catalogues, images, websites, software, manuals, marketing materials, and more. They last for the life of the author plus 70 years, and for businesses, 95 years from the date […]
Is it Lurking in Your Business? by Intellectual Property Attorney Bill Honaker, the IPGuy Are you using images on your website that you clipped from the Internet? Do you know for sure? Did you leave these decisions to your webmaster? Are you certain you have the rights to use these images? You might get a […]
Don’t Clip & Paste! by Intellectual Property Attorney Bill Honaker, the IPGuy It may be simple to cut and paste of a picture from the internet to get a project completed, to show someone an example, or even use for your work moving forward. However, the costs of cutting and pasting images with copyrights can […]
In my latest article for IP Watchdog, “The New Copyright Small Claims Board Presents Problems for Copyright Owners and Small Businesses“, I discuss a new board that could provide benefits for creators looking to recover damages, but also could pose problems and headaches for copyright owners instead. Want to learn more about the new Copyright […]
Creators Get a New Weapon to Protect Copyrights by Intellectual Property Attorney Bill Honaker, the IPGuy As a creative person, you need a quick, easy and inexpensive way to collect damages for infringement. You may have gotten your wish. Soon there will be an alternative to Federal Courts. It is all due to the recently […]
Business Advisors: Know the Three Intellectual Property Traps Ensnaring IP Holders Originally published for LegalNews.com. COVID-19 has exacerbated an alarming trend of businesses inadvertently losing their Intellectual Property. I suspect it is due to the distraction of keeping a business running with all the restrictions, loss of clients, and the challenges of working virtually. With […]
Sued over Social Media Photo: What Musicians Can Learn from Katy Perry’s Court Case Originally Published for Music Connection – Link to Original Article. Katy Perry has been sued for $150,000 for posting a photo of herself online. “What? How can that be?” you might ask. It’s because she doesn’t own the picture; she clipped […]
Take Steps to Conserve Patents, Trademarks, and Cash. Originally Published for LEDs Magazine – Link to Original Article. Businesses of all sizes are trying to conserve their cash during the global crisis resulting from the coronavirus, but don’t do it at the expense of intellectual property (IP). There are ways to delay making payments while […]
Protecting Your Creative Content, Thanks to Taylor Swift. Originally published for Music Connection – Link to Original Article. 2020 could be a big year for Taylor Swift fans. It’s the year when the 10-time Grammy winner might completely re-record the first five albums in her best-selling catalogue. Last August, Swift told Good Morning America, “My contract says […]