Are you trying to protect or earn more money from your creations? Then this post collection will help you understand how to do exactly that!
I’m not a big fan of copycats. But sadly, they are a reality when running a creative business. Of course, there’s copying that’s a-ok under the law. And copying that isn’t. So the first step when dealing with a copycat is to decide if this copying is or isn’t okay under the law. This gets […]
Works started entering the public domain again in 2019. Curious if something you want to use is covered by copyright or in the public domain? Click through to view a chart that helps you to decide where it falls.
Congrats! You’ve been approached to illustrate a book. But now you start to worry about copyrights. How do you keep them? How might you lose them? Learn the three ways you could lose them in this Ask Kiff episode.
Nervous and scared to post your work online because you are afraid it will get copied? The short answer is the only way to protect your online content, is by not posting it. But this is unrealistic. Learn the 5 ways to protect it in this video.
Congrats! You submitted your copyright registration application to the U.S. Copyright Office. But…then you discover that it’s going to take 2-10 months for your certificate to arrive. Do you have to wait to sell your work until you have a certificate in hand? Learn how quickly you can start selling your work in this week’s […]
Before law school, I was a wildlife biologist. And after nearly a decade of counting birds and rodents, I was ready for a change. But I wasn’t sure what that change was. At the time, I was showing my nature photography in galleries and I debated trying to go full time. But law school had […]
So you come up with an awesome phrase that would be perfect for a mug, a t-shirt, a card, or a hat. Can you run down to the Trademark Office and file a trademark for that phrase? Before you try to trademark a t-shirt design, make sure you check out this week’s episode of Ask Kiff. […]
Do you need to register your copyrights? Learn why registration can mean the difference between getting something or nothing from your copycat. Join me for a live no-fluff workshop where you’ll leave with actionable steps on October 28, 2020. Learn more and sign up here. If you create patterns or use them, you might be […]
Do you need to register your copyrights? Learn why registration can mean the difference between getting something or nothing from your copycat. Join me for a live no-fluff workshop where you’ll leave with actionable steps on October 28, 2020. Learn more and sign up here. I can’t emphasize enough how important copyright registrations are when […]
Do you need to register your copyrights? Learn why registration can mean the difference between getting something or nothing from your copycat. Join me for a live no-fluff workshop where you’ll leave with actionable steps on October 28, 2020. Learn more and sign up here. What is a website copyright notice? What does it mean? […]
Do you need to register your copyrights? Learn why registration can mean the difference between getting something or nothing from your copycat. Join me for a live no-fluff workshop where you’ll leave with actionable steps on October 28, 2020. Learn more and sign up here. Don’t you love it when you get proven right? Maybe […]
Do you need to register your copyrights? Learn why registration can mean the difference between getting something or nothing from your copycat. Join me for a live no-fluff workshop where you’ll leave with actionable steps on October 28, 2020. Learn more and sign up here. Karen Lynn Ingalls came to one of the first Office […]
Do you use reference photos or illustrations when creating your work? Do you incorporate other’s work into your own? Then make sure you tune into this week’s episode where I share how to let the U.S. Copyright Office know this when you fill out your copyright registration application.
I’m a big believer in DIY-ing things in your business. I do it all the time and I’m sure you do too. And even though it’s not in my best interest, I often encourage clients to DIY legal projects. And that’s because there are lots of legal projects that DIY-ing or using a service like […]
