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My wonderfully talented graphic artist of a cousin, Denny, referred a co-worker to me for redesigning her website. Denny is a graphic designer for H Texas Magazine. A coworker of his, Jo Barrett, desperately needed a redesign of her current website for the launch of her third book.
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.
Last week I mentioned how smart J.K. Rowling was for not signing the rights to her Harry Potter franchise away. By not signing her rights away she has become one of the most famous rags to riches success stories to date. Ms. Rowling went from living in her car with her children to being the most successful children’s literary authors in the world. The billionaire author is a role model for new writers everywhere and a household name for millions of families.
Heading back to the website of a very well respected lawyer who focuses on creative professionals I found numerous articles relevant to this week’s lessons in the Media Law course I assist. Mr. Hoffman has penned countless articles that every person making their living as a creative needs to read. The article I chose for review is entitled
I recently received a request from a student of the Art Institute Online to write a tutorial on how to build a static website. She specifically wants to know how to have a header image remain in place while navigating through the various pages.
Fantasy artist Dawn Myers of Galveston, TX needed a new revamped web presence to showcase her one of a kind artwork.