Protecting Your Online Content
The Copyright Office has a new registration option for what it is calling “short online literary works,” which includes blog posts, social media posts, and other short online articles. If your business provides content via the Internet, should you be using this new registration option to protect your work? What about online courses, podcasts, and […]
Copyright Infringement
Too many small business owners assume that just because something is on the internet, it must be free to use. For example, have you ever: Copyright infringement occurs anytime you use someone else’s work without their permission. Copyright law imposes strict liability on all instances of copyright infringement. This means your intent doesn’t matter, and acknowledging […]
Licensing Agreements: Profiting From Your Valuable Intellectual Property
A licensing agreement is a contract in which you, the licensor, gives someone else, the licensee, permission to do something that they otherwise would not have the right to do. There are many situations in which a small business might use a licensing agreement: While licensing agreements need to be customized to fit your particular […]
Transferring Ownership of Intellectual Property
Over the lifespan of a small business, you may find yourself needing to sell or transfer intellectual property rights. There are a variety of situations where this might come up: Even though intellectual property rights are intangible, they can still be sold or transferred much like any other business asset. This week, we look at how to […]
