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How to Pick a Self-Publishing Company

Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Guest Author.

Guest post by Sophfronia Scott.
It happens all the time. An aspiring author will send me an email asking “What do you think of this self-publishing company?” or “What have you heard about that one?” I will respond if I do know the company in question, but there’s no way I can have had experience with [...]

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Did You Get a Nasty-Gram? What to do if accused of trademark or copyright infringement

Posted on 18. May, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Did you just get a nasty-gram email or letter accusing you of stealing someone’s copyrighted work?
A cold letter from a lawyer that you are violating another company’s trademarked name or phrase?
Don’t freak out. But also don’t hide your head in the sand because you have some decisions to make under strict deadlines.
First, you need [...]

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Friday Wealth Resources: two #1 secrets, 5 benefits, and eat your own cooking

Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Each Friday I will post a list of amazing resources for you from the web to help you build holistic wealth for you and your business.  If you have any resources to suggest, feel free to leave a comment below or reply to me on twitter.  Enjoy!  

1.  Here’s the one secret that made 2008 my [...]

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Registration & Contracts: Formal Protection for Your Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets

Posted on 01. Dec, 2008 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

When and how should you formally protect your intellectual property using registration and contracts?
For the Big Ideas that are most important to your business, you should be willing to spend some money obtaining higher levels of protection.  This includes the name of your business, the name(s) of your flagship products and services, the content of [...]

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Your Trademarks and Copyrights: 6 Cheap and Easy Ways to Protect Your Stuff

Posted on 17. Oct, 2008 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Your business has value and makes money primarily due to its intellectual property, including your trademarks and copyrights.  I don’t care if you cut hair, write copy, manage money, clean houses, create websites, sell insurance, sell t-shirts, coach executives, or manufacture computers; what you actually are marketing and selling are ideas.  
To be able to [...]

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Copyright and Trademark: What’s the difference between trademarks and copyrights?

Posted on 28. Jul, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Copyrights and trademarks are both intellectual property rights that you may own as a business owner or entrepreneur.  But many new business owners are confused about the role of each right in their business, and what the differences are between these property rights.
A trademark is a word(s) or symbol you use in commerce in conjunction [...]

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