Sometimes I forget that I am immersed in the trademark world, so a lot of this is second nature to me and that just isn’t true for the general population. I do this with health and fitness too, and it keeps me from providing as much help and value as I can. So today I wanted to take the time …
Privacy Concerns For Influencers and Other Online Businesses
Privacy policies are old news-ok, not old news, they’re still relevant you and you still need one for the reasons I explained in this post and now more than ever you are going to want to make sure your privacy policy is up to date, and get your online business and website prepared for something new Enter the GDPR The …
#BuildingStrongBusinesses: Getting Legal and Getting Strong
Being strong isn’t just an important aspect of fitness, it’s an important aspect of being a business owner. As an attorney for entrepreneurs, I have had the pleasure of working with a few people in the fitness entrepreneurial space and no one understands the importance of building a strong business quite like them. So, rather than write about some far …
Don’t Make this Mistake when Building your Email List!
If you’re into content creation, work in the creative entrepreneurial space, or have any type of online presence and or business, it is highly likely that you have been told to get an email list, stat. I personally have a small one started (ps. go subscribe from my homepage) and the fact is, your email list is the only form …
Tips to Protect your Online Course or Ebook
Working with creative entrepreneurs in the fitness space has exposed me to the wide world of online courses and e-books. Whether you’ve created a 7-day course on transitioning from counting macros to intuitively eating or writing out a book on your favorite moves in the gym selling that product online can be profitable, but leave you open to infringement lawsuits, …
Best Practices for Using Other’s Images in Your Content
The internet is not a free for all. Just because an image exists in a google search does not mean it is available for use by you in any of the content you’re creating. All of those images you find online whether on someone’s blog or through a random search are copyrighted and therefore owned by someone else. Of course, …
Six Tips to Stay Legally Fit When Blogging
Lately, a lot of my articles have been single item focused, and that is great. But today I wanted to take a look at the wide world of blogging, and some things you need to ensure your blog is doing things the legal way. Content marketing is one of the best long-term strategies for gaining clients and exposure. But, just …
DMCA Takedown Requests: How to Ensure You’re Compliant
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is the main piece of legislation that has allowed websites like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram to grow and keep from being sued out of business. Essentially the DMCA is a safe harbor process that allows owners of websites to remove any intellectual property that someone claims are infringing on their rights, without also being …
Work For Hire Provisions
To continue on from the last posts theme I wanted to talk about work for hire provisions and agreements within your independent contractor package as a whole. California exception: But, before we get into the topic I want to put a disclaimer on this one aside from my normal this is not legal advice line. This topic is very different …
Model Release: When Do You Need One?
Live events are probably one of the most popular ways to connect with your audience these days. I know in the fitness and online social media world, meeting your “fan base” or supporters is the best way to thank them, and of course, find out what more you can offer to improve their lives. They’re relatively easy to put together …