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Copyright protects original works the moment they are created — articles, photographs, software code, videos, music, and other creative expression are all covered automatically under U.S. law. But automatic protection and enforceable protection are not the same thing. When infringement happens, the most important question is not whether you own the copyright. It is whether […]

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When a company acquires a startup, the most valuable assets on the table are usually intangible. Software, brand identity, patents, proprietary algorithms, and trade secrets often represent the core of what makes a startup worth acquiring in the first place. The assumption that goes into almost every acquisition is that the startup owns these assets. […]

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Most business owners and content creators do not think carefully about their domain name until something goes wrong. By then, the stakes are already high. Your domain name connects your website, your business email, and your entire online brand. Losing control of it — through expiration, account compromise, unauthorized transfer, or a bad-faith dispute — […]

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