Elizabeth Lewis, Esq.

Recent Posts from Elizabeth Lewis, Esq.

• Mile High Social Media Club Wrap-up

  Thursday night, I was fortunate to be on a panel for the Mile High Social Media Club with local photographer Jerome Shaw and attorney Kristin Diamond. I had a great experience and the group, as…

• Policies and procedures to protect IP.

  What policies and procedures should you have to protect your IP? To answer this question depends on who “you” are. This post goes over two very general types of situations – large companies and small…

• Protect your IP online

  So, how do you protect your IP from being stolen online? Unfortunately, the only way to make sure that someone does not steal it is not to place it online. Once it is online, there…

• Ownership of IP on Social Networks

  Who owns the intellectual property that is put on social networks? Unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as saying that the person who created the IP owns it. Two things come into play. First, before the…

• Mile High Social Media Club

  Next week, I will be speaking at the November Mile High Social Media Club’s monthly event. I will be joined by attorney Kristin Diamond and internet photographer Jerome Shaw and the panel will be discussing…

• Year End Business Tips

  As individuals and families get ready for the holidays and parties that come with this time of year, it is important for business owners to do their own preparation. For most small businesses, December 31…

• Is copyright registration a do or a don’t?

  Several clients have asked me two related questions over the past few weeks so figured it was a sign that a blog post was in order. The first question is what is the advantage of…

• Does every LLC need an operating agreement?

  What is an operating agreement? An operating agreement is the blueprint for how your business operates. It describes what happens when disputes arise between members, how membership interests can be transferred, and who runs the…

• Another Twitter lawsuit

  Several weeks ago, I talked to people about the Chicago Twitter defamation case. Monday, another case regarding defamation surfaced. This time, it involved celebrity Courtney Love and a dispute with a designer. The designer accuses…

• Why should I use an attorney rather than an online site to form my business?

  I was recently asked why someone should spend the money on an attorney rather than form his or her (or their) company through an online site. The answer, I found, was rather simple. There are…