"What is a copyright?": Vesting of Rights

Copyright Owner's Rights

This article supplements "What are Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets?"

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Understanding the Joint Venture Agreement

A well-drafted Joint Venture Agreement is key to successful multi-party projects.  It is essential that all participants understand their rights and obligations and the rights, obligations and expectations of all other participants.

Understanding contracts.  What is a contract?

GET IT IN WRITING . . . BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOUR VALUABLE MONEY, TIME AND EFFORTS.

A contract is a promise or set of promises, for breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty.

Risk. The biggest risk is not having a signed comprehensive contract; the second biggest risks, is in not fully understanding your contract.

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The International Business Lawyers Connection can help you execute your international business plans, including:

• Starting a business in the United States
• Start a business abroad
• Expand your business into the United States
• Expanding your business abroad
• Setting up a subsidiary in the United States
• Setting up a subsidiary abroad
• Protecting your intellectual property locally or internationally
• Registering your Trademark locally or internationally
• Protecting your intellectual property and other assets with proper contracts or agreements

Website Compliance

One of the first things new businesses do, typically is, create a website.  Business owners should understand that it is important to have proper web site content including, appropriate terms of use, privacy policy and copyright notices.

This content protects your rights, as well as, provides for compliance with laws such as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, etc.

Some examples are as follows:

a. Privacy Policies, amongst other things, often give notice with regard to what you will and will not be doing with the information of visitors to the site.

b. Clear and comprehensive Return Policy pages are essential for retail sites.

c. Terms of Use often include provisions that protect your intellectual property rights.

Make sure you do it right the first time and avoid costly remedial measures later.  Discuss your business with a competent experienced Boston business lawyer or Maine business lawyer to determine what policies and provisions would be best to include in your web site.

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Understanding the Letter of Credit

     One of the biggest risks in using a Letter of Credit, is not fully understanding the terms.  Clarification can be obtained easily, with proper counsel.

Understanding Business Agreements for Small Businesses and Executives

Experienced Business Lawyer, Michelle DelMar, helps businesses protect their investment, with a variety of contracts, agreements, advice and representation.  Attorney DelMar will provide you with a Free Consultation, with suggestions and recommendations related to your business goals and corresponding legal issues.  Following the consultation, you will receive a free summary of issues with recommendations.