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Not in the mood to read an e-port about copyright protection? How about a comic book? Bound by Law?, published by Duke Law School, is entertaining, educational, and free. Check it out!

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained is an excellent article that debunks eleven common misconceptions about copyright law.

(The title says "10 Myths" but the article describes eleven. The author, Brad Templeton, obviously needs my Run the Numbers eport!)

Are You In Danger of Losing Your Most Valuable Asset?

In my programs for professional — and aspiring — speakers, I keep stressing two things... you need to treat your career like a business, and speaking is no different from other businesses!

But I'll admit, there is one significant difference between professional speakers and many other business people. And that is the protection of your most valuable asset.

What's your most valuable asset? No, I'm not talking about the thousand copies of your wonderful book that you've got stacked under your dining room table. And I'm not talking about your LCD projector or your computer. Or even your spiffy new cell phone that does all sorts of wondrous things... if you can ever figure out how to use it.

Those things are certainly valuable, but as a speaker your most valuable asset is — your intellectual property. In other words, your most valuable business assets are your speeches, your programs, and your presentations.

Sounds pretty obvious, right? But here's the tough question —

How do you stop someone from ripping off your programs, and depriving you of hard-earned income?

Protecting your speeches and programs can't be done with a lock and key. Passwords won't help either. Not even a fully loaded Smith and Wesson can deter a determined criminal from recording your program and selling copies... making money for himself and depriving you of your rightful income.

But the right piece of paper, properly used, can stop these rip-off artists dead in their tracks.

As the old saying goes, there's good news and there's bad news. The good news is that the founding fathers of the United States of America stated in the Constitution that a book or other "intellectual property" can be protected from unauthorized use (theft).

They didn't have cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, MP3 players, or websites back in the 18th century, but the courts have held that the same protection applies to other recorded forms. However....

The bad news is... you can lose this protection if you're not careful!

So what do you do? Using the proper agreements and contracts will ensure that you don't lose your copyright (or trademark or service mark or whatever).

( click here to see a sample page)

That's where the e-port Copyrights and Wrongs — Protecting Your Intellectual Property can save your asterisk!

Copyrights and Wrongs starts with a comparison of patents, trademarks, service marks, and copyrights. It then explores copyrights in detail — what a copyright is, how you get it, and (most importantly) how you keep it!

But this isn't a theoretical explanation. Copyrights and Wrongs provides you with the actual contracts and agreements that you need to protect the copyright on your materials. You'll get —

• a contract to give someone permission to use your copyrighted materials — while protecting your copyright;
• a contract to give you permission to use someone else's copyrighted material — without being sued;
• a contract to protect your copyright when your program is audio recorded;
• a contract to protect your copyright when your program is video recorded;
• a contract to protect your copyright when your program is broadcast to satellite locations;
• a contract to protect your copyright when your program is recorded (both audio and video) for archival purposes;
• a contract to protect your copyright when a video recording of your program is used to "highlight" the entire conference.

Although protecting your copyright is of paramount importance, Copyrights and Wrongs doesn't stop there!

• Do you know the essential phrase that stops your unfortunate flubs from showing up on a "bloopers" show? Or being shown around the world on the Internet? ("Look how this speaker screws up! Isn't this a riot?")
• Do you know why smart meeting planners (and smart speakers) insist on an making an archival recording of your program — and it has nothing to do with archiving? (Hint: it can save your asterisk in a lawsuit!)
• Do you know that your book title cannot be copyrighted? Do you know how to stop people from copying your title anyway? (Here's one of the pages in Copyrights and Wrongs that discusses this important topic.)

How much is your intellectual property worth? A thousand dollars? Ten thousand dollars? Can you even put a price on your peace of mind, knowing that your intellectual property is protected? Here's proof that value is not the same thing as price — the essential e-port Copyrights and Wrongs - Protecting Your Intellectual Property is yours for only $37.

(My Mastermind group is beating me up, telling me that this e-port is grossly underpriced. I tend to agree with them, but I haven't figured out how much to raise the price. My hesitation is your gain — for now, you can get this e-port for only $37. But I can't say how long I'll keep it this low, so don't wait.)

So it all comes down to one simple question — is protecting your intellectual property worth $37? If it is, you need to order your copy of Copyrights and Wrongs — Protecting Your Intellectual Property... today!

Your time is precious, so I'll throw in a free bonus that will save you time! When you order your copy of Copyrights and Wrongs — Protecting Your Intellectual Property, I'll throw in — free — all the contracts listed above... in MS Word format, so you can easily customize them to meet your specific needs.

How much time will you save by not re-typing all the contracts in Copyrights and Wrongs — Protecting Your Intellectual Property? How much is your time worth? These seven essential contracts — in MS Word format for easy customization — are yours... FREE.

Don't delay. Order today!

Still undecided? In these days of gambles and risks, there aren't many things that you can count on. But this is one of them! This is a risk free investment in your career.

I'm so confident that you'll feel that the knowledge and guidance in Copyrights and Wrongs — Protecting Your Intellectual Property will be a tremendous help to your career, I offer a 30-day no-questions-asked guarantee of satisfaction. If for any reason you're not happy with this e-port, just let me know and I'll promptly refund every penny that you pay for it. You literally have nothing to lose!

I firmly believe that Copyrights and Wrongs — Protecting Your Intellectual Property is one of the most important e-ports that I have ever written. I urge you to give some serious thought to the issues I've raised.

Don't risk some rip-off artist stealing your material.

Don't risk losing the copyright on your precious intellectual property to the public domain.

Get protected now!

And, however you choose to protect your intellectual property, I wish you every success in your career!

Jim Barber