Here is a fundamental truth that you will hear me repeating, ad nauseum: Owning Intellectual Property is required to scale your expertise-based business. Period. Mic drop.

Can you believe it's been three years since I started this newsletter? Time flies when you're having fun, right?

If you are anything like me, your head is still spinning, just a bit, from 2023. 😅

However, I was able to regroup during the blissfully slow period between Christmas and New Year’s and do some deep thinking about what my goal for 2024 is.

Many of you wonder about what sets truly original work apart from derivative work. We often draw inspiration from various sources, so where do we draw the line?

A question I received recently: “There are thousands of books on leadership and all of them do not have super original ideas. Is each book a copyrighted original?”

Many of you wonder about what sets truly original work apart from derivative work. We often draw inspiration from various sources, so where do we draw the line?

A question I received recently: “There are thousands of books on leadership and all of them do not have super original ideas. Is each book a copyrighted original?”

US copyright law protects original works of authorship.

Per the U.S. Supreme Court, original means “the work was independently created by the author (as opposed to copied from other works), and that it possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity.”

If you've been considering the Non-Disclosure Agreement Guide but have some lingering questions, I'm here to provide the answers you need to make an informed decision.

Thank you for joining me for my three-part series about copyright infringement.

In part one, I reviewed what constitutes copyright infringement and the remedies available against infringers (which include civil and criminal penalties.)

Last week, I covered the consequences and penalties that can be levied against an infringer. They included money damages and criminal charges! No one wants to be an infringer.