Intellectual Property 101: What Your Business Needs To Know About Copyright Law; Forbes, June 8, 2017

Art Neill, Forbes; Intellectual Property 101: What Your Business Needs To Know About Copyright Law

Co-authored with Teri Karobonik*

"Having an understanding of Intellectual Property law (IP) has become an essential skill for starting and growing a business. Many products,  technologies, and creative works you make are protected by one of the four types of Intellectual Property Law: copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret.

Unlike “real property” law, which governs physical property and land (think “real estate”), intellectual property governs the use of creative and technical works as well as brands.

Whether you’re interested in reusing content from others, or trying to protect your own content and ideas, it’s critical that you understand which types of Intellectual Property might be in play. 

In the first part of this four part series, we’ll break down one of 4 main types of intellectual property, Copyright, and explain..."