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Estate Documents – Time to Update?
Are your estate documents stale? Are they still protecting you? Estate Documents and Income Tax?Make sure your estate documents are current. With the growing estate tax exclusion amount, this tax has been effectively repealed for about 99.8% of the country. ...
“Paying” with a Gift Card
Is it safe? The FTC’s Consumer Protection Data Spotlight says that “gift card fraud” has topped the list since 2018 as the number one way people lose money to fraud. It may not be happening the way you think it is, though. Scammers are reaching out via phone...
Case Dismissed – No COVID-19 Refunds from the MLB
How it Impacts Ticket Sales for Live Events COVID-19 has changed the way we do nearly everything, from the way we shop for groceries to the way we gather with family for the holidays. If you’re in the business of selling tickets to a live event, you’ve been hit...
Copyright Modernization Act
Updating the Copyright Office IT system to ease the process. In years past, the registration of a copyright was not necessarily difficult, but it was a very long process. While parts of the process could be done online in recent decades, there were still times...
Who Needs A Copyright?
When you need a copyright. Upon completion of an original creation, legally speaking, your work is protected by copyright. Copyright is a form of legal protection for original works, published and unpublished. The real question is when to REGISTER a...
Myths and Frequently Asked Questions About Estate Planning for Unmarried Partners
Estate planning Is essential for unmarried partners so they can provide important protections for a surviving partner and/or any minor children. Myth #1: When I die, my partner that I am not married to can continue living in our home. Fact: At your death, the only...
Compilations, Collective Works, and Copyrights – What’s the Difference?
Copyright registration can be complicated and confusing. We can easily see how individual works, such as a book or a play, can be copyrighted. They have an author, a tangible expression, and can be reproduced. According to section 102 of the Compendium of U.S....
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