by Kelley Way | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
January 1, 2019 was a big day in the world of copyright law. In order to understand why, I’ll need to give you some backstory. Back in 1998, there were a number of corporations – Disney being the most notable – petitioning Congress to extend the duration of copyright...
by Kelley Way | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Congratulations, you found a publisher that wants to publish your work! All that’s left now is to sign the contract and…oh my, that’s a lot of paper. And you’re not sure what even half of those words mean. But it’s okay to just sign it, right? The important thing is...
by Kelley Way | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
As I’m sure most of you have heard, Stan Lee passed away on November 12 of this year. It’s not clear at this time whether he had a will or not. What the media is focusing on is the drama that surrounded him at the end of his life, which doesn’t appear to be settling...
by Kelley Way | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
This question comes up a lot in my practice. Since they are two different jobs, that come with different responsibilities, I ask my clients who they want to name for each job. They’re fine with it for the trustee, since that question comes first, but when I ask them...
by Kelley Way | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve talked a bit about what a copyright is, and about what rights you have under copyright. But what exactly do you do with a copyright? Sure, it has value, but what could you do to maximize that value? This is an important question if you ever want to sell the...
