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Kelley Way has been creating blog posts across many topics of Estate Planning, Copyright and Trademark law. If you have a topic or question you’d like covered, reach out to Kelley Way here.
Who Owns the Copyright? What Happens When You Collaborate or Hire Out
Copyright ownership is easy when you work alone: you’re the sole author, so you have 100% ownership of everything you create. But what if you decide to collaborate with someone? What if you hire a ghostwriter? What if you contribute to a collection of works? Who owns...
Estate Planning Myths
My Copyright Myths blog series has proven to be rather popular, so I thought I’d follow it up with an article on common myths in estate planning. Here are some of the top estate planning myths people believe: Estate Planning is for the old and wealthyMany people...
Can I Use This Picture?
Using Third-Party Images in Books and Media It's happened to all of us. We are cruising through the Internet or checking our social media, when we come across this great image. It would be perfect for that post we're drafting (or blog article, book, etc.). So, we ask...
5 Reasons Why Making a Will Can Be So Hard
Exploring the Emotional Barriers to Estate Planning According to multiple surveys, over half the American population does not have a will or trust (the exact number varies depending on the survey, but it’s always more than 50%). Those who have completed their estate...
FAQ: Why Does Copyright Expire?
On January 1, all the works published in 1930 entered the public domain, meaning their copyrights have expired and everyone can use these works without asking permission first. Of course, anytime copyrights expire, people start asking questions, like Do I still have...
Kelley Way’s Top Blog Posts for 2025
Happy holidays, friends! As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to share my favorite blog posts from the year. Whether you’re a writer, creator, or planning for the future, these posts cover estate planning, copyright, trademark law, and intellectual property. While this is a...
Who Are My Heirs?
Who Inherits Without a Will It has recently come to my attention that people don’t actually know who would inherit from them if they died without a will or trust. I’m so well steeped in estate administration procedures that it didn’t occur to me that this is not...
More on Copyright and AI
How your content might find itself in a training database I recently attended a writers conference, and a hot topic among attendees was copyrights and AI. However, they weren’t asking about the copyrightability of AI-generated content or whether AI-generated content...
Recent Estate Planning Horror Stories
Halloween is around the corner, and what better time is there to go over celebrity estate plans gone wrong? So, grab your popcorn and sit back for a lesson on how some recently departed celebrities could have planned things better. Let’s tell chilling tales of recent...