We all have different talents. Getting ahead in business and in life is about understanding, harnessing, and utilizing our talents. Those who tend to excel – or climb that ladder – are those who have been able to maximize the potential that their talents bring to the table. I have a friend, an accomplished lawyer, [...]

Yvonne Harris Burnley is a lawyer in the Washington, DC area and the manager of her father’s legacy and estate, the legendary jazz tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris. I met Yvonne last year at the National Music Publishers’ Association meeting in New York City where I learned about her many roles in owning and managing copyrights. [...]

Yvonne Harris Burnley is a lawyer in the Washington, DC area and the manager of her father’s legacy and estate, the legendary jazz tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris. I met Yvonne last year at the National Music Publishers’ Association meeting in New York City where I learned about her many roles in owning and managing copyrights. [...]

When fighting for the rights of copyright owners it helps to have a sense of humor. I’m grateful that the Software and Information Industry Association* has shown one in their new video titled “Don’t Copy That 2″ — here’s a link to its home with other goodies and here’s the YouTube link — an update [...]

Have you ever been cut off in traffic? Did you like it? Have you ever cut somebody off in traffic? Did you give it a second thought? There are lessons here that can help us understand the future of artists and creators in the digital age. That most individuals have a sense of right and [...]

The hyperbole that surrounds the digital “revolution” (for instance, the use of that word) can be a little dizzying. I would encourage all of us to make sure we are taking in sufficient oxygen, and realize that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Or at least to a predictable course, as [...]

This summer I’ve finished reading, for the second time, the seven-volume Harry Potter series. (Actually, I’ve read “Half-Blood Prince” three times and “Deathly Hallows” four times now.) I’m not generally one to re-read a book, particularly a novel where I know the ending, but I never tire of discovering the gems J.K. Rowling hides among [...]