by Francine Ward | Mar 27, 2020 | author, Authorship tips, Book attorney, Book Contract, Book contracts, Book Lawyer, Books attorney, content protection, contract law, Legal Blog, Publishing, publishing agreement
Are you an author wanting to know “how to get published”? Are you a trending blogger looking to become a subject-matter expert? Do you already have a book deal? Do you have an agent? Well, before you sign that agreement (even if you have an agent) you should read...
by Francine Ward | Jan 11, 2020 | Blog Law, Book Contract, Book contracts, Breach of contract, Contract, contract law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, intellectual property copyright, Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Protection, Law blog, Legal Blog, Valid contract
A contract is supposed to uphold an agreement and protect involved parties. So, what does an entity do if a signing party fails to deliver? Contract breaches happen often, and not just in small claims court. Just a few weeks ago, two large beverage...
by Francine Ward | Sep 17, 2018 | contract law, Legal Blog
Google and Yahoo. Drafting a contract between two parties can never be taken lightly. It’s imperative that it’s not just a cut and paste job of a sample contract found conducing a Google or Yahoo search. Because many parties blindly prepare contracts on...
by Francine Ward | Aug 24, 2018 | Contract, contract law, Contracts, Francine Ward, Legal Blog
Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill Mockingbird, by Harper Lee… we’ve all most likely read this novel during our high school days. Now this 1960’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel has become the center of a dispute. In March of this year, the estate of Harper Lee filed a...
by Francine Ward | Apr 11, 2018 | Business entity, Contract, contract law, Law blog, Legal Blog, Legal Information
Interdependent Contractor. A while back, I blogged about the New York Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “Act”). Here’s what you should know if you are consider hiring a New York independent contractor, or you are a New York independent contractor. The Act went into...
by Francine Ward | Dec 26, 2017 | Contract, contract law, Contracts, Law blog, Legal Blog
Contracts and agreements are an important part of doing business. One common mistake small business owners and business entrepreneurs make is to sign agreements (or any document), without first reading it carefully. The second big mistake is, even if they read the...
