ronp

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by ronp 15y ago
This was a botched attempt at spinning bad news into something else. If the message was more forthcoming I suspect there'd be a lot less ire. I'm unlikely to opt for a streaming+dvd plan. Hey, maybe I'll get some stuff done around the house
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by ronp 15y ago
I'm sorry to disagree with you, but a huge problem in state legislatures is that the congressmembers are NOT lawyers and write legislation that is really costly to sort out when it gets litigated.
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by ronp 15y ago
Absolutely! BigLaw is (was?) a house of cards waiting for the right circumstances to blow it over. My law practice is only part time, and I run it like my software company operates - lean, innovative and hellbent on providing really good va
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by ronp 15y ago
(presuming you are in the US) : If you are under crushing debt, go see a bankruptcy attorney. There are some kinds of debt that can help (like credit cards, judgments, contracts) but some it can't (like student loans, child support and main
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by ronp 15y ago
Definitely educate yourself, but don't forget what your core business and get distracted trying to do everything yourself. The services you hire - whether legal, artistic, development, accounting - can be force multipliers for you. Believe
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by ronp 16y ago
In a sense, that's true, but the protection for unfiled inventions is not infinite. The at-sale bar goes a long ways to helping inventors get it right without unduly delaying filing for patent protection
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by ronp 16y ago
Currently US patents give priority to the first to invent. So, if you invented a widget and spent six months perfecting that when your next door neighbor filed a patent one day after he "invented" it, your ability to prove you were first to
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by ronp 16y ago
I think your point about having financial reserves is relevant, and I also think that having the motivation to have a reserve requires financial sense that, unfortunately, is not wide spread. I am an attorney that does volunteer work by han
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by ronp 16y ago
Yes, she (and the publisher) most certainly have trademarks as well as copyrights in the characters. "Famous" trademarks are especially fraught with peril.
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by ronp 16y ago
I definitely recommend Rob Walling & Mike Taber's Micropreneur Academy (www.micropreneur.com). If the book resonates with you, the Academy is a deep dive into the principles that the book outlines. Best investment I've made in the last
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by ronp 16y ago
I'm an attorney, so I have to recommend consulting with an attorney licensed to practice law where you live. Talk to her/him about drafting a simple no-compete & non-disclosure with the other two partners assigning you exclusive rights
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by ronp 16y ago
Ugh. If you're dealing with more than a few thousand bucks (or more than you care to kiss goodbye), spend a little dough and have an attorney draft the right document for you. Far too many of these do-it-yourself contracts go sour because