What if someone said they were gonna teach you about tax laws, intellectual property laws, and contracts… Snooze right? Well you would be wrong! Craig Heidemann a photographer and attorney came to speak with us this past Monday. Craig made law interesting. He kept everyone engaged, and I personally came away with a lot of new found knowledge.
Tax laws, I learned a lot... but don't want to miss quote anything. The largest take away on taxes, is get an accountant/cpa to help navigate these waters. If you don’t have one, do yourself a favor and get one!!
Taxes are something we should all get help with.
Contracts…. cover yourself, cover yourself, cover yourself. Clearly state expectations, deadlines, quality and consequences. Craig says “if it involves more money than you can light on fire, then you need a contract!”
Copyrights… while all of your work, once created, is copyrighted…. you really need to register your copyrights to have protection! Once registered, your copyright has teeth! Then if infringed upon your work is considerably more valuable.
If you missed Craig’s class, you missed out!! In the future, if you ever have a chance to see him in action, take it! I promise, you won’t regret it!
Handy links:
Contracts: http://photo-legal-forms.myshopify.com/
Copyright Registration: https://www.uspto.gov/
Image Infringement Check: http://tineye.com/
Tax laws, I learned a lot... but don't want to miss quote anything. The largest take away on taxes, is get an accountant/cpa to help navigate these waters. If you don’t have one, do yourself a favor and get one!!
Taxes are something we should all get help with.
Contracts…. cover yourself, cover yourself, cover yourself. Clearly state expectations, deadlines, quality and consequences. Craig says “if it involves more money than you can light on fire, then you need a contract!”
Copyrights… while all of your work, once created, is copyrighted…. you really need to register your copyrights to have protection! Once registered, your copyright has teeth! Then if infringed upon your work is considerably more valuable.
If you missed Craig’s class, you missed out!! In the future, if you ever have a chance to see him in action, take it! I promise, you won’t regret it!
Handy links:
Contracts: http://photo-legal-forms.myshopify.com/
Copyright Registration: https://www.uspto.gov/
Image Infringement Check: http://tineye.com/
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