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JUMPSTART YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

Making Sense of Your Goldmine

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]You’ve seen my chapter from Katrina Sawa’s JUMPSTART YOUR ______ : 26 Inspiring Entrepreneurs Share Stories and Strategies on How to Jumpstart Many Areas of Your Life, Health, and Business

It was great to work with Katrina Sawa and the other guest authors.[/text_block]

My Purpose is to help You GUARD YOUR GOLDMINE

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]I hope you found the chapter Jumpstart Your Intellectual Property helpful.

Today we know in the digital age just how easy it is to share original content (photos, art, articles, blog posts, video, audio, white papers, etc.) and how important it is to protect that valuable content.[/text_block]

YOU CAN JUMPSTART YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

SO IT WORKS FOR YOU!

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]On this page you’ll find:[/text_block]
  • References to support information provided in the chapter
  • Further important measures you can take to protect your original content (GUARD YOUR GOLDMINE ℠)
  • Some steps you can take to Defend Your Goldmine, as necessary
  • My Free Guide to The 10 Biggest Copyright Mistakes Anyone Can Make…That Could Land You in Court
  • Remember to grab the offer
  • Three very brief videos that demonstrate how copyright law education can be FUN
  • A conversation with Katrina Sawa, author/publisher of JUMPSTART YOUR ________ book

REFERENCES to support information provided in the chapter

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]For information only and not to be considered an evaluation or endorsement.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines IP as “Creations of the Mind.”

Here’s a very quick overview of Intellectual Property and WIPO’s work : http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/

WIPO has a very helpful pamphlet about Intellectual property http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/intproperty/450/wipo_pub_450.pdf

In the chapter, I very briefly discussed Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, and Trade Secrets.For more info about PATENTS: https://www.uspto.gov/patent

For more info about TRADEMARKS:  https://www.uspto.gov/trademark

For more info about COPYRIGHT: https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

For more info about TRADE SECRET: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/international-protection/trade-secret-policy

 

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GUARD YOUR GOLDMINE

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]What’s IN YOUR Goldmine?

Ideas aren’t protected by copyright law; it’s the expression of ideas that are protected.

Review:

What is Protected  https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

What is Not Protected   https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ33.pdf

 

Measures you can take to GUARD YOUR GOLDMINE

  1. Add a copyright notice on your work. Add a watermark or disable “right click”
  2. Create a Google alert
  3. Create strong Terms of Service on your webpage. (Also known as Terms of Use or Terms and Conditions). For a quick overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_service (Retrieved August 5, 2018.)
  4. Register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office.             https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ02.pdf
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DEFEND YOUR GOLDMINE

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]If your content has been stolen, consider these steps you may take:

  1. Evaluate each case:  Does Fair Use allow them to use your work? Is the infringer making money from your work or does it seem to be unintentional?
  2. Contact the infringer by email to inform (educate) them nicely that they have used your copyrighted work without permission. Give them options, with a deadline.
  3. Contact the platform that is hosting the site (e.g. WordPress) and ask that your content be removed. Each social media site also has a copyright infringement section with instructions to request removal.
  4. Do a WHOIS or DNS search to find the host registrar and file a DMCA  takedown notice. Attorney Carolyn E. Wright provides a helpful discussion of the         steps.  Carolyn E. Wright. [File a DMCA]        https://nppa.org/page/5617  (Retrieved August 5, 2018.)
  5. Consult an attorney with appropriate expertise.
  6. Chalk it up to the “cost of doing business,” and return your attention to creating content. Implement GUARD YOUR GOLDMINEmeasures outlined above
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The 10 Biggest Copyright Mistakes Anyone Can Make…

That Could Land You in Court

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]This is a starter guide through the myths/misunderstandings about Copyright law in the Digital Age.[/text_block]

COPYRIGHT LAW EDUCATION CAN BE FUN

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]Here’s a 5-minute video of a presentation I did in California at one of Katrina Sawa’s events:[/text_block]

Pirates want to steal your content:

Don’t Be Tricked Out of Your Copyrights (A vampire wants to trick you to sign away your copyrights)

CONVERSATION WITH KATRINA SAWA

[text_block style=”style_1.png” align=”left”]Katrina Sawa (the esteemed author/publisher of our book Jumpstart Your _________) and I had a conversation in August 2018   (45 minutes)

https://www.facebook.com/katrinasawa/videos/10156553125734297/[/text_block]

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REMEMBER:

You can Jumpstart Your Intellectual Property so it works for you!

This has been a very brief overview of Intellectual Property, with a focus on Copyright.

Do you have questions about how to  GUARD YOUR GOLDMINE?

Information provided should not be construed as legal advice.

For legal advice, consult an attorney with appropriate expertise.

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