January 2015
The Creative Spark
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. As it does every year, this new year marks a new beginning. I plan to continue my Twitter series [...]
December 2014
Preliminary Considerations for Starting a New Business in 2015
As people say goodbye to the December holidays and begin planning their goals for a new year, many considering starting a new business in order to be their own boss and start down the road [...]
Considering a new U.S. copyright act
Is it time for Congress to draft a replacement for the 1976 Copyright Law? In point of fact, the law was drafted almost half a decade ago now and its last major amendment came in [...]
April 2014
The Evolution of the Disney Princess Brand: Becoming the Best Selling Entertainment Licensor
By Samantha Jervey* When Walt Disney decided to personally license the image of Mickey Mouse in 1929, he had no idea that he would start a licensing revolution.[1] This deliberate act made by Walt is [...]
Logan Brill on an upward trajectory
By Emily Fitzmaurice Nashville is long overdue for a fresh songwriter like Logan Brill. Since Brill’s freshman release, Walking Wires debuted in late last year, this 22-year-old Knoxville native didn’t lose any momentum in [...]
March 2014
REVIEW: Global Effect’s Automatic Call Recorder & the legal implications of call recording
As an attorney, the majority of my practice hinges on the “devil” in the details, i.e., the minutia of a conversation can make all the difference in a deal or transaction, particularly when I’m trying [...]