Have you ever named and shamed somebody online, or been tempted to, or encouraged somebody else to? You need to be careful with this, because as the name suggests the reason for posting it publicly is to lower people's impression of the person. You have...
Continue ReadingWhen you are doing a blog, a social media post, or something else to be published (often online) and you want to grab an image off of the Internet you may ask me, what in your opinion is the best free image site? I am sorry...
Continue ReadingTrademark trouble is bound to find you at some stage if you don't have your name registered as a trademark. Just this week I saw a client, who is a business coach, an amazing lady, who had previously registered her business name, her domain name,...
Continue ReadingI want to share a story of a client who started to have client problems. This particular client is a business coach, and she had a problem with customers or clients complaining and saying that the system that she taught did not actually work for...
Continue ReadingIn my view, it is not only worth the effort, but is essentia anl risk minimising strategy for all small businesses, to have their business names registered as trademarks. A client of mine gave me permission to share her story, because she wants you to...
Continue ReadingOne of my clients is a public relations coach, and she's just amazing. She had previously had a problem with somebody stealing her intellectual property in her course materials. When we met she said, “I never want that to happen to me again. I put...
Continue ReadingCopyright Infringement Case Study: I had a client who developed a course, it cost $60 million. They were a massive university, and their staff and subcontractors created the course, what did they do? They took a whole lot of the data, material, and information off other...
Continue ReadingHere is one simple tip to protect your copyright that you can do for free yourself, you don't need a lawyer. All it is, is applying the © copyright symbol. I have been in a workshop recently and I had a little look at the...
Continue ReadingDid you know that you could be liable, for tens of thousands of dollars or even hundreds of thousands of dollars for the advice that you give online? I'm talking about when somebody asks a question in a group and you chip in with your...
Continue ReadingWhat I’m talking about today is what you should do if you receive a letter of demand. If your letter of demand relates to infringing Getty Images copyright, I've done a whole course on that, a free course with an eight-step process and strategy, so...
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