by Kelley Way | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
What Happens If I Collaborate? Joint Authorship in Copyright Your best friend has just approached you to co-author a book together. She has a great idea that’s sure to sell, and your skills are perfect for this collaboration. Should you do it? Let’s talk...
by Kelley Way | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Why am I talking about putting copyrights in a trust or LLC? Many copyright owners do not realize that their copyrights are part of their probate estate after their death. For those who aren’t sure what I just said, the estate is everything that a person owns in...
by Kelley Way | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Changes to the Parent-Child Exclusion After Prop 19 In my November article, I went over the current rules for how property is taxed after being passed on to a child. With the passage of Prop 19, those rules will change on February 16, 2021. As promised, here is an...
by Kelley Way | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Who owns the copyright when you are hired to work for another person or company? Let’s discuss: Work for Hire Doctrine You’ve been hired to create some artwork. Happy days! You create your masterpiece, send it to the buyer, and get paid. Then you follow up and...
by Kelley Way | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
My Top Blog Posts of 2020: A Year in Review I think we can all agree that it has been a truly eventful year. All of us have been impacted by shelter in place, civil unrest, and an extremely contentious election. In addition, some of us will be affected by the passage...
