Software Development Agreement: What Every Business Founder Must Know Before Signing or Hiring
You hired a developer six months ago. The product launched. Now that developer is gone, and your legal team just told you the code might not belong to you. This scenario plays out more often than you would expect. A handshake deal, a one-page freelance contract, or a template pulled…
Work-for-Hire vs. IP Assignment in Software Development Contracts: What Every Business Needs to Know
Paying a developer does not automatically make your company the copyright owner. Learn the critical difference between work-for-hire and IP assignment in software contracts — and why getting this wrong costs startups dearly.
Influencer Marketing Contract: What Brands and Creators Need Legally in 2026
The FTC issued updated endorsement guides in June 2023 that fundamentally changed what brands and creators are required to disclose in paid partnerships. Penalties for non-compliance now reach $51,744 per violation — and the agency has signaled it will hold brands equally accountable as the creators who post the content….
AI-Generated Content Ownership and IP Rights: What Businesses Need to Know
Your marketing team uses ChatGPT to draft blog posts. Your design team uses Midjourney to create product images. Your engineering team uses Copilot to write code. The question you probably have not asked yet: do you actually own any of it? The answer, as of mid-2026, is more complicated and…
DMCA Compliance for Website Owners: What You Need to Know and Do
If your website allows users to upload content, share files, post comments, or host any material created by someone else, you are operating in copyright territory. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act sets the rules for how websites handle copyright infringement — and those rules carry real financial consequences if ignored….