Many creative professionals are aware that we must protect ourselves by contracts and by being copyright conscientious. However, few are aware that aspects of their creative business may be warranted trade secret protection. Dr. David Himelstein states in his website, “[t]rade secret law can be used effectively to protect web sites and computer software.” (Himelstein, 2006) It is not advised to rely purely on trade secret protection though; websites and software would benefit best from copyright protection and patents in conjunction to trade secret.

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Most people are extremely confused about copyright law and what constitutes as “fair use” and whether or not you should ask for permission to use someone else’s copyrighted works. As a former Intellectual Property paralegal I know how important it is to use materials that are either royalty free of have been granted free to use via written permission from the creator or is in the public domain.

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My good friend Devon asked me if I’d mind designing a logo for him. He and his cronies from Parker Chiropractic College have decided to start a private club type thingie of sorts that they have named "The Bonez."

Devon pretty much gave me creative freedom but stated he wanted a skull and black.

After 2 revisions his logo was complete.

Introducing "The Bonez:"

The new logo will be included on the website and they will be getting t-shirts printed.

I can’t wait to see this in t-shirt form!

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