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U.S. Copyright Office is Raising its Filing Fees on May 1, 2014
Burning Nature by Vinoth Chandar from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Last week, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that it is raising its fees to register your work. Effective May 1, 2014, the cost...
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What was up with General Mills’ Legal Terms?
General Mills Kids Breakfast Cereals by Mike Mozart from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I got lots of messages last week when it came out that General Mills’ legal terms said that if you downloaded...
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How to Move an LLC to Arizona
New Aduafruit Office – Moving In by Becky Stern from Flickr (Creative Commons License) It’s not uncommon for people to move from state to another. If you’re a business owner with an LLC, you have to...
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Truth in Advertising – Deceptive Word Choices can be Costly
My Vibram Fivefingers by Lavender Dreamer from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I’m sure you’ve heard about the class action lawsuit that claimed that Vibram misrepresented how its FiveFingers shoes...
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How to Avoid Being the Next Social Media Horror Story
Be A Social Media Super Hero for your Company – “Super Heros” by 5chw4r7z from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I had the pleasure of presenting Social Media Horror Stories (and How to Avoid the Same...
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Intellectual Property in Comic Books
Comic Books by Sam Howzit from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I had the pleasure of presenting on Comic Book Creator Rights with the award-winner comic author Mike Baron at Phoenix Comicon last...
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What Are You Buying When You Use an Independent Contractor?
Photographer Dan by Kevin Dooley from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I get questions all the time from people involved in situations where a business outsources the creation of their website,...
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Thoughts About Effective Contracts
Signing Paperwork by Dan Moyle from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Some people think contracts are intimidating and others find them mind-numbingly boring. In general, I like working with contracts....
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Important Money Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Piggy Bank Awaits the Spring by Philip Brewer from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I’ve been listening to, and loving, The Mistake Podcast, hosted by Peter Shankman and Peter Keller. Each week they...
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Arizona Drone Law Basics
Drone and Mood by Don McCullough from Flickr (Creative Commons License) There has been a lot of controversy and questions around unmanned aerial vehicles – aka drones. According to Amazon, you can get...
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Check the USPTO Database Before You Brand
Fake Brands (Weird News No. 4) by “Caveman Chuck” Coker from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I asked my friends who work in marketing, who create campaigns and brands for a living, whether they check...
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Who Really Owns Your Content?
ZombieGrafitti by RhodanV5500 from Flickr (Creative Commons License) If you outsource any of your content creation (blog, photos, videos, etc.) you need to read this. A lot of business professionals...
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Telling the Truth when you get Free Stuff
Our Books Arrive by Jarkko Laine from Flickr (Creative Commons License) One of the perks of being a blogger is sometimes you get free stuff. Companies will send you free things with the hopes that...
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What Should You Do If Someone Steals Your Work
Attention – Man Stealing White Stripe by Julian Mason from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Copyright infringement appears to be rampant on the internet. Some people don’t understand that they can’t...
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End of the Year To-Do List for Entrepreneurs
5/4/2010: To-Do List by john.schultz (Creative Commons License) We’ve made it to December 2014! It’s hard to believe another year has flown by. I don’t know aobut your industry but most people stop...
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What is a Statutory Agent?
FW Pomeroy’s statue of Justice atop the Old Bailey by Ben Sutherland from Flickr (Creative Commons License) If your plans for 2015 include starting a business, you need to understand what a statutory...
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Be Wary of Downloading Contract Templates
Copy Taste by Maik Meid from Flickr (Creative Commons License) One of the questions I frequently get at my speaking gigs is where can people go to find good contract templates online. This question...
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Make Your New Year’s Resolution Legally Binding
Resolving to Write More – a Worthy Thought by Carol VanHook from Flickr (Creative Commons License) As I was reading my Twitter feed the other day, I saw a post that said only 8% of people keep their...
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Now Available – B Corporations in Arizona
Welcome to Arizona! by Fred Miller from Flickr (Creative Commons License) One of the awesome developments in the Arizona business community for 2015 is that businesses are allowed to form benefit...
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Starting a Business in Arizona
Little Waitrose – Birmingham Snow Hill – Colmore Row – Now open – sign by Elliott Brown from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Starting a business is exciting and can be overwhelming at times with...
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