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How Do I Put A Copyright Into My Trust?

May 3, 2020 by Webmaster

By Kelley Way All right, you’ve created a trust. You’ve also created a copyright, one that’s valuable enough that you want to put it into your trust to protect it. You may even have several income-producing copyrights that you want to put into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Issues Tagged With: Copyright, trusts

Is a Copyright Small Claims Court in America’s Future?

December 7, 2019 by Kelley Way

As an attorney, one of the things that hurts my heart the most is a prospect who comes to me with a great case, but no money to pursue that case in court. In many cases, there is no way to stop an infringer short of a court order, and that court … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Issues Tagged With: Copyright

Why Register a Copyright?

May 21, 2019 by Kelley Way

I’ve had several people reach out to me over the past months regarding a recent Supreme Court case, Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com. The ruling made them worry about their ability to protect their copyrights. For those who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Legal Issues, self-publishing Tagged With: Copyright

Large New Trove of Creative Works Enter Public Domain

January 3, 2019 by Kelley Way

Back in 1998, Congress passed a law adding 20 years to the term of all U.S. copyrights. That means that, for the last 20 years, no copyrights have expired, and no new material has entered the public domain. That all ended on January 1, 2019, when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Issues Tagged With: Copyright, public domain

Late Justice — the $2,935 Check I Received for Content I Wrote Twenty Years Ago

May 7, 2018 by Lee Foster

The check for $2,935.66 appeared in my mailbox on April 30, 2018. The payment was for a little late justice, about 20 years after the offense. Checks of varying amounts went to 2,494 of my fellow writers, who received portions of a $9,456,000. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News Tagged With: Copyright

Attorney Kelley Way to Speak about Legal Issues for Authors at October Meeting

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Join BAIPA on October 8 When BAIPA Member and Attorney Kelley Way Talks About Dealing with Legal Issues Morning Speaker Presentation: 11am to 12:15pm How to Avoid a Lawsuit: Tips and Tricks to Reduce the Risk of Being Sued While it’s impossible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Legal Issues Tagged With: Copyright, Kelly Way, lawsuit, Trademark

The Legal Implications of Collaboration and Copyright Issues

November 22, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA Board member Ruth Schwartz found this interesting and informative article on LinkedIn. Collaboration—Joint Copyright Owners Authors of copyrightable work BEWARE.  Before you think about combining forces with another author, musician, or any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, tips Tagged With: Copyright, Trademark

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