Is it worth the cost of getting your trademark registered? Well, I like to look at cost versus value and I also like to look at what would the cost of not getting the trademark registered be? Your trademark is your brand name and having it registered as a trademark Read more…
The legal myth we are busting today is that you can say anything you want about anybody, as long as it’s true. Some people think that the truth is defense to defamation, now that may be true in some countries and even in some states in Australia, but in Queensland Read more…
Today I’m busting the legal myth in a small business relating to copyright ownership and metadata embedded into images. This is a new one, I heard about it after doing a talk recently. One of the members of the audience came up to me and said he had been accused Read more…
The legal myth that we are busting today relates to images on your website. This happened to a friend of mine, She had a web designer design a site for her five years ago, then five years later she received a letter of demand from Getty Images saying that the Read more…
The legal myth I’m doing today is amazing, because I didn’t even know about it! I found this out after I’d been running my own business for about two years. If lawyers don’t know this , then you’d better listen to this one. This relates to when you pay someone, Read more…
The legal myth that we’re busting in small business today is that if you find something on the internet and it’s not attributed then you can use it. What I’m talking about might be blog posts, it might be comments on blog posts, social media posts, or anywhere on the Read more…
The legal myth that we are busting today, is about who owns a company. I’m doing this myth because one of my clients and her partner, who by the end of the sad story, was her ex-partner, were in business together. She was the Sole director and they were both Read more…
The myth that if you have a business name or company name or domain name you are safe, Is absolutely wrong, let me tell you a story. A client walks into my office and goes “I’ve got this stupid letter of demand but you know what? I’ve been using this Read more…
The legal myth that we’re busting In small business today relates to social media and, I love this one because it happened to me. If you’ve followed me for a while, you will know that I’m always telling you don’t copy other people’s things. Don’t copy their images, don’t reuse Read more…
The legal myth that we are busting today relates to quoting people and thinking because you attribute the quote that you’re fine. This is a little tricky one, cause I always think you see these quotes and they say Albert Einstein said such and such. Well, how does anybody know? Read more…