Signing Your Will Under Seal
Generally speaking, signing under seal makes the contract more formal. “The formality of a promise under seal is an efficient, trustworthy method of channeling a person’s deliberate intent to be legally obligated”
How to Protect your “Ideas”
An idea in a vacuum does not have much inherent value. The protection you may have over your “ideas” – that is, concepts and thoughts that have not yet been realized – arises primarily from two sources – intellectual property rights and contractual obligations.
How to sell Design (Part 2)
You offer a service of which you are an expert; However, you have to justify that value. The goal is for the client to understand the value of the service.
Forget About Landing a “Hit” Single (Part 2)
“Winning the attention of any audience is an exercise of supreme deliberation and tireless execution. More than ever, the popularity of an artist depends on factors beyond his or her music.”
Can a U.S Non-Profit Organization Provide Services in Foreign Countries?
Along with registering an organization in the United States, many, if not all countries require proper registration within their governmental agency as well. This not only allows foreign countries to have control over U.S organizations operating within their nation’s borders, it also helps keep track of activities and allows the enforcement of local laws.
Can small Start-up Companies Sponsor Foreign Individuals when Their OPT has Expired?
Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary work authorization, granted to F-1 “International Student” visa holders. OPT is offered to students that qualify under their degree program to engage in work directly related to their major area of study.
Forget About Landing a “Hit” Single (Part 1)
Do you want to know what is wrong in the music industry? The problem with the industry is not that talent is lacking, it is the overdose of it.
What is Ancillary Probate?
The primary probate proceeding is usually held in the decedent’s state of residence or home state. However, a state probate court only has authority over property in its own jurisdiction; it does not have the power to issue orders for property that is located in another state. Therefore, an additional probate proceeding becomes necessary.
How to sell Design (Part 1)
Most clients, in those first meetings, are looking to know what you are thinking as a designer, so they can then go to another one with whom they have more trust so they can do a similar job to the one you presented. Many times, they end up doing poor work.
Copyrights Myths #2 – “If I mail Myself my work and I don’t open the Envelope…”
…I can vindicate my rights without having to register it” – is not correct. This method is known as the “poor man’s rule,” and proposes that if one encloses in a copy of, for example, a guitar composition recorded on a disc, and mails it to his or herself and does not open the envelope, this will evidence, by the postal stamp, the date of the work’s creation.