#73 - Legal Advice for Entrepreneurs with Autumn Witt Boyd

We're so excited to finally have a lawyer on the show! Autumn Witt Boyd is an attorney who offers legal solutions for creative entrepreneurs—including contracts, copyrights, trademarks, and entity formation.Topics discussed in this episode:-Working with a lawyer does not have to be scary (8:09)-First legal steps creatives can take to set themselves up as a legitimate -business (9:25)-The difference between trademarking and copyrighting (11:59)-The difference between a sole proprietorship, an LLC, and an S-corp (16:00)-Having multiple businesses and using a DBA (21:10)-Website terms & conditions and privacy policy (24:57)-Copycats and when to sue people or take legal action (29:10)-Taking legal action against haters (33:58)-Filing a DMCA takedown notice (36:32)-Intellectual property vs. copyrighting (40:21)-When to hire a lawyer in your business (41:34)-Self-publishing books and protecting your work (44:13)-Contracts, Affiliate agreements, and giving others your content (46:16)

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