Write a lot of books and write them in a series. That’s the keystone advice for a successful career as an author these days. When you write good books with compelling characters, characters with whom your readers fall in love,…
Copyright Lessons from Shark Tank
I have a great deal of admiration for the entrepreneurs who venture into the Shark Tank. It takes a lot of courage, preparation, and thick skin to present a fledgling business to a group of seasoned entrepreneurs looking for a…
Who Owns Rudolph’s Nose?
When I was in college in the early 80s, I had a part-time job during the holiday season at one of Baltimore’s tonier department stores ~ Hutzler’s. I was both voices of the nearly life-sized puppet reindeer couple Tinsel and Beau.Tinsel…
Using Metadata to Monitor Your Portfolio
Online protection of any type of content is a challenge. The Internet was designed with sharing content in mind, not protecting it and so gave birth to the modern sharing economy that we see growing up around us. Uber, Airbnb and Zipcar evolved…
Advocating for Artists’ Rights Gets Personal
I’ve spent a great deal of time on this blog, in classrooms, studios, lecture halls, and many other places advocating for the rights of creative professionals. I’ve engaged in respectful disagreements over the extent of those rights in courtrooms and at cocktail…