by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
Friend of the blog, @carecontent sent me this video by designer Mike Monteiro on dealing with client contracts. It covers issues that are very common in the creative industry. Funny enough, I find myself saying to clients: I hate to be a Debbie Downer. But I have to...
by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
Culturist reader + client @themcbproject sent along a Businessweek article discussing the Maasai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania. Basically, corporate giants have used the tribe’s name and signature cultural attributes, for commercial use. They made serious...
by Creative Genius Law | Legal Planning For Growth, Uncategorized
Singing… *I’m making a list. Checking it twice. Gonna find out whose naughty or nice…* Cut off the holiday jingles + put down the eggnog cocktail. Just for a second. Okay, I lied…. you need to be cocktail-free for a few hours. It’s time...
by Creative Genius Law | Legal Planning For Growth, Uncategorized
Tis the season! Of great food. Grand celebrations. Shopping. Dreaded office parties. Cherished time with loved ones. And, the fanfare of creating new years resolutions. I’ve shared my thoughts on resolutions before. We make them to break them, most of the time....
by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
So, a current hot copyright infringement legal dispute involves Malcolm X’s family and Chicago’s Third World Press. Third World Press purchased the rights from X Legacy, LLC. (Malcom X’s estate) to publish his diary, set to release late November. The...
by Creative Genius Law | #GeniusLife, Uncategorized
We love our clients. We also love entrepreneurs and sharing their insight, wisdom and beginnings with you. Here we introduce you to Jocelyn of Grandbaby Cakes. It’s delicious. Enjoy. Tell us a little bit about your start up story? How did it begin? It all began...
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I love nothing more than receiving reader “tips” in my inbox on hot, legal ish. The latest tip came from an artist wanting my take on a potential copyright infringement situation involving Urban Outfitters and Stevie Koerner, a Chicago-based, indie jewelry...
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Do you use email to market your business? The CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) is the big boy statute that dictates the do’s and don’t’s of email marketing. The CAN-SPAM Act regulates all...
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Boring? Maybe. But those legal policies that no one reads (except for attorneys, of course) serve a very important purpose. They cover your tail. Here is your quick + dirty guide to the anatomy of a legal blog: Privacy Policy You’ve seen this policy on...
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Tyra Banks has filed a suit seeking $10 million dollars in damages, against several wigmakers for trademark infringement. This is the latest celeb trademark battle that has my attention. TMZ breaks down the dirty details for us: Tyra just filed a lawsuit in L.A....