by Kelley Way | Oct 6, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
You’ve been offered a publishing contract – congratulations! But then the doubt creeps in. Is this really a good idea? What if they decide they don’t like me? What if they decide they don’t like my book? What will happen to my copyright after I sign this publishing...
by Kelley Way | Jul 7, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
There are many ways authors can use trademark law to protect their brand. Registering a trademark on their book title is usually the first application authors consider. So, is trademarking your book title a good idea? The first thing authors need to know is that you...
by Kelley Way | Jun 2, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Let’s face it, we all love using quotes in our writing. Not only does it save us the trouble of coming up with our own words, but it’s also fun to insert some famous lines, and sometimes there’s just no way to improve on greatness. However, those pesky copyright laws...
by Kelley Way | May 5, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
There are many misconceptions about copyright law, and there are a lot of copyright myths out there about how they work. Here are just a few copyright myths that have been floating around for a while: 1. I can get a copyright by mailing a copy of my work to myself...
by Kelley Way | Apr 7, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
There’s a lot to consider when putting an estate plan together. For self-published authors, rights to their Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) account should be on the list. Otherwise, your account will languish while the estate gets sorted out, and rights to your account...
by Kelley Way | Mar 3, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
On January 29, 2025, the Copyright Office released its report on whether and when AI-generated content can be copyrighted. While the results were consistent with its previous holdings on the copyrightability of AI content, they did provide some clarity on their...
