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Episode 7: Inspiration, Independent Author Entrepreneurship, and Copyright Law with J. Thorn

In this episode, I speak to J. Thorn, horror and dark fantasy author. J and I talk about what inspires his writing.  I laughed heartily when he said that the most-asked question to him is, "How do you sleep at night?" But J is an author who sees...

Episode 6: Logo Design Discussion with Paul Lukas and Trademark Analysis

In Episode 6, I talk with Paul Lukas, ESPN's uniform reporter and the host of the UniWatch blog.  We discuss classic logo design and what makes classic logo design.  Paul digs deep into his repository of design critique to offer some tips to the logo...

Episode 5: Five Mistakes Bloggers Make That Get Them Sued

In this episode, Michelle Carter and I discuss some of the mistakes that bloggers make which result in a lawsuit.  This can include trademark infringement (naming a blog after a registered trademark), copyright infringement (in pictures and music),...

Episode 4: What to do if Your Business is Sued

In this episode, I speak with Daniel Sollecito, who has had a distinguished career in law, handling antitrust and commercial litigation.  We discuss preparing for litigation, document retention, and communications between the attorney and the client...

Episode 15 – Games for Promotions and Daily Fantasy Sports

The newest trend is daily fantasy sports.

Taking a step back, what makes a game used in promotion not gambling?  And what, then, makes a daily fantasy sports business model not gambling?

In order to use a game for promotion, the sponsor of the game must remove one of three key elements of the game:

  • Chance
  • Prize
  • Consideration

So, daily fantasy sports like Draft Kings and Fan Duel must be able to do that in order to run a non-gambling game.

But those games also must have a set of rules and must also be run fairly, with a level playing field.

Would you like to run a game in order to promote your business?  Call or send an e-mail.  914-358-6401 or anthony@vernalaw.com

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Episode 14 – The sale of 4chan and Internet Privacy

In Episode 14 of the “Law & Business” podcast, Anthony and Oz Sultan (Sultan Interactive Group LLC) talk about the sale of 4chan and how that intersects with Internet privacy.

Internet privacy is an oxymoron. Any website that is accessible for free means that there’s a product involved. (In this particular case, it is the services of Verna Law, P.C.) In many cases, if there is user-generated content, the content and the user are the products. Meaning that the website can only monetize by keeping track of the users and understanding the users’ behavior, and, ultimately, selling that information to other websites that need the same information.

Oz Sultan

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