Intellectual Property - Whose Idea Was It in the First Place?

Dandridge, TN - When HomeschoolBlogger.com debuted in May 2005, many writers seized the opportunity to offer their thoughts in a public forum and to connect with their target audience. At the same time, however, these writers began to wonder how to protect their intellectual property. Thus entered Susan Spann, copyright and trademark attorney, with a blog to explain intellectual property laws in everyday language.

With humorous blog titles such as Ollie Ollie Oxen Free: Defenses to Trademark Infringement, Life's Not Fair, But Certain Uses Are, and Parody: It's Only Funny 'till Someone Loses a Lawsuit, Ms. Spann explains the legal aspects of writing. Her first topics Have You Ever Had an Idea? and Can I Copyright My Blog?, are excellent resources for not only bloggers, but writers in general.

Principal Attorney for Llewellyn Spann, Attorneys at Law, and former Adjunct Professor of Business Law at William Jessup University, Mrs. Spann also serves as counsel to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. She explains her Eagle's Wings blog (http://www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/SusanSpann) by saying, “I'm essentially teaching a law school level class on intellectual property and business law issues for a Christian audience, in a Christian context in understandable language”. Mrs. Spann plans to serve as the senior editor of The Christian Writer upon its debut, and as such, is intimately familiar with not only the legal aspects of writing and publishing but also the creative aspects.

Readers will want to visit the blog often for explanations of relevant laws and answers to a variety of questions. “I am hoping that over time people will email me with their questions so that I can cover what people want to know,” says Mrs. Spann. Visitors can submit questions through the “Email Me” link on the blog site and receive free legal advice about intellectual property issues. To read about the issues affecting writers today, visit http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/SusanSpann.

About HomeschoolBlogger.com:
HomeschoolBlogger.com is an online community of almost 3,000 bloggers created by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. The Old Schoolhouse is the highest quality homeschool magazine on the market with approximately 200 pages per issue. The publication is distributed across North America via newsstands and subscription; international readers are serviced by volunteer coordinators and subscription.

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