by Kelley Way | Jun 3, 2024 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Imagine this co-author meet cute: You’re sitting in a café, working on the latest draft of your manuscript, when you decide to take a break and chat with the person next to you. The two of you hit it off, and you find out they’re a writer, too. Even...
by Kelley Way | Jun 3, 2024 | Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
Many of us are website owners these days, and websites are one of those assets we would like to see last beyond our lifetime. But will that happen automatically? If not, what must be done to ensure the website continues after death? So, let’s answer the question: what...
by Kelley Way | May 6, 2024 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
Today, let’s discuss valuing copyrights in an estate by going over an example scenario: You have been named the executor of an estate. While going through this estate, you discover that the person published several books, which are still in print and making...
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 | 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...
