by Kelley Way | Apr 1, 2024 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
Making Copyright Bequests Let’s say you have written and published a book. Congratulations! Then you realize that you actually have to market the book to get people to buy it, and suddenly, it’s not so fun anymore. Or perhaps you’re happy with the...
by Kelley Way | Mar 5, 2024 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
I was presented with an interesting question a while back when an author had to deal with fanfiction. A writer was successful enough to have a fanbase, who would sometimes send her fanfiction they wrote based on her novels. At one point, a fan sent her some fanfiction...
by Kelley Way | Mar 4, 2024 | Estate Planning
The Difference Between Per Capita and Per Stirpes I find that a number of my clients have heard the term “per stirpes,” but few actually know what it means (no, it’s not a disease). Even fewer have heard the term “per capita.” The legal community uses both...
by Kelley Way | Feb 5, 2024 | Estate Planning
What is an A/B Trust? Many of my prospective clients have heard the term “A/B Trust”, but they rarely know what it means, even when they have an A/B Trust themselves. (I’ve even had cases where people didn’t realize they had an A/B Trust in the...
by Kelley Way | Feb 5, 2024 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
I throw the term “intellectual property” around quite a bit, but non-lawyers may not be quite as familiar with the term. Let me explain what intellectual property is and the four main types of intellectual property. “Intellectual property” refers to creations of the...
