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 | 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...
by Kelley Way | Jan 6, 2025 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property
With all the copyrighted works of 1929 entering the public domain as of January 1, it’s a good time to ask how copyrights work, and when do copyrights expire. Yes, all copyrighted works will expire at some point. The U.S. Constitution specifically says that creative...
by Kelley Way | Dec 2, 2024 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Once again, the year has gone by too quickly. With the arrival of December comes my annual post listing the top blog articles for 2024. Peruse, enjoy, and, of course, have a happy holiday season! Can I Write About a Real Person in My Book? –...
by Kelley Way | Aug 5, 2024 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Online presentations have become much more popular in the last few years. (Gee, I wonder why…) One of the advantages of presenting online is that the presentation can be recorded for posterity. However, some legal issues regarding recording guest speakers must be...