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I am still asked regularly about what crowdfunding is, whether it is legal, regulated and risky. Here is the Quick Guide to help you decide …

In part one of my series on social media and the law, I looked at the legal implications of launching a startup on social media, and in part…

How can you ensure work productivity at the same time as letting employees promote your business on social media?   Is there a way to allow…

Facebook is a great, inexpensive way to test interest for your startup idea and to informally promote your business. But just because you ar…

Copyright infringement is a difficult but growing area. Unfortunately it seems that there is very little someone needs to change in your wor…

You want to get started quickly, without spending too much money until you see if your idea is credible and takes off. So you decide to set …

You have started your new business and set up a website selling your products. All is going well until you receive your first request for re…

There is a lot of confusion about what a Website Disclaimer is and does.   I am often asked to write a customised Website Disclaimer but wh…

This week there is another big test of copyright and how far you can go using someone else’s copyrighted material.   Enter Dumb Starbucks…

George Costanza: Who buys an umbrella anyway? You can get them for free at the coffee shop in those metal cans. Jerry Seinfeld: Those belong…

Many businesses and individuals use the terms ‘guarantee’ and ‘warranty’ interchangeably. They think the meaning is the same thing, …

In the internet world of accelerating change, law reforms are being proposed and passed at breakneck speed.   Much of the focus in Australi…