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This was a botched attempt at spinning bad news into something else. If the message was more forthcoming I suspect there'd be a lot less ire. I'm unlikely to opt for a streaming+dv…

I'm sorry to disagree with you, but a huge problem in state legislatures is that the congressmembers are NOT lawyers and write legislation that is really costly to sort out when it…

Absolutely! BigLaw is (was?) a house of cards waiting for the right circumstances to blow it over. My law practice is only part time, and I run it like my software company operates…

(presuming you are in the US) : If you are under crushing debt, go see a bankruptcy attorney. There are some kinds of debt that can help (like credit cards, judgments, contracts) b…

Definitely educate yourself, but don't forget what your core business and get distracted trying to do everything yourself. The services you hire - whether legal, artistic, developm…

In a sense, that's true, but the protection for unfiled inventions is not infinite. The at-sale bar goes a long ways to helping inventors get it right without unduly delaying filin…

Currently US patents give priority to the first to invent. So, if you invented a widget and spent six months perfecting that when your next door neighbor filed a patent one day aft…

I think your point about having financial reserves is relevant, and I also think that having the motivation to have a reserve requires financial sense that, unfortunately, is not w…

Yes, she (and the publisher) most certainly have trademarks as well as copyrights in the characters. "Famous" trademarks are especially fraught with peril.

I definitely recommend Rob Walling & Mike Taber's Micropreneur Academy (www.micropreneur.com). If the book resonates with you, the Academy is a deep dive into the principles that t…

I'm an attorney, so I have to recommend consulting with an attorney licensed to practice law where you live. Talk to her/him about drafting a simple no-compete & non-disclosure wit…

Ugh. If you're dealing with more than a few thousand bucks (or more than you care to kiss goodbye), spend a little dough and have an attorney draft the right document for you. Far …