Legally Binding Online Contracts
You’ve been signing them for years without a thought. Now that you’re starting to sell your work online, do you know what makes a legally binding online contract?
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NFTs and Publishing Contracts
Have authors given up their rights to create NFTs from their books in publishing contracts that were signed before NFTs even existed?
Read MoreContract Terms: A Glossary for Creatives
Cut through the legalese in your contracts with this easy to understand glossary.
Read MoreAre Fictional Characters Protected Under Copyright Law?
The independent life of fictional characters. Consider them an additional creative asset in a writer’s intellectual property portfolio.
Read More6 New Fair Use Guidelines: the Defense Narrows
You can’t just slap your style on someone else’s creative work and call it transformative. Fair use guidelines are evolving.
Read More3 How to Use Song Lyrics in Your Fiction [INFOGRAPHIC]
To use song lyrics in your fiction, you need to: (1) Use a song in the public domain; (2) Get permission; (3) Establish fair use ; or (4) Not do it.
Read More2 Copyright Small Claims: How the CASE Act Works
The CASE Act explained. A cost effective way to enforce copyright and fight infringement for small businesses, creatives, and entrepreneurs.
Read MoreHow to Sell Your Work to Hollywood
To license or sell your work to Hollywood, it must be cleared of infringing uses of the creative work of others. Here’s how one filmmaker did just that.
Read More11 8 Parts of a Perfect Copyright Page
There are no rules for crafting the perfect copyright page. You can set it up however you like. The copyright police won’t come for you. Here’s a template you can start with.
Read More7 How to Hire an Audiobook Narrator
Audiobooks build revenue. Hiring an audiobook narrator means signing a contract to secure your rights. All contracts have a similar structure, but deal terms are different.
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