Protect Your Work. Secure Your Pay. Know Your Rights.
Plain-language guides explaining who owns freelancer work, decoding “work for hire” agreements, protecting intellectual property from unfair ownership claims and negotiating copyright termsso freelancers keep legal control of their creations without hiring expensive IP lawyers. Covers copyright ownership defaults, IP transfer agreements and commercial rights licensing.
You grabbed a photo from Google Images for a client’s website. It looked perfect. Professional. Exactly the right vibe. Later, …
Using Stock Images for Client Work: A Licensing Checklist Read More
You spent weeks building it. A logo design, a written article, a photography portfolio, a music track, maybe a full …
Preparing a U.S. DMCA Notice: Requirements, Template and Counter-Notices Read More
You finished the project. Sent the files. Got paid. Then three weeks later, you find your design on a competitor’s …
Copyright for Freelancers: Ownership, Licenses and Enforcement Basics Read More
Intellectual property rights violations happen to real people every single day, and most of those people have no idea what …
Someone Used Your Work or Brand: Identifying the Right IP Response Read More