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Attorneys, accountants, consultants, oh my! As a small-business owner, how do you know when your firm needs expert intervention?

How to negotiate for rights-managed stock photography

Protect your employees and your firm's assets by stopping sexual harassment before it starts. Knowing the law will save you money, time and heartache.

In the Internet era, where "branding" has taken on a whole new dimension, trademarks have become serious business. Here are some basic legal guidelines to keep your firm—and your clients—out of trademark trouble.

Font piracy is rampant—and copyright protection isn't an option—but don't despair! Design patents are a viable way to safeguard your new typeface.

You know you've done it; nearly everyone has. But using copyrighted images without permission is illegal, and it's bad for the design profession. Here's why.

As technology surmounts geographic boundaries to link creatives and clients, international copyright laws and the Berne Convention help protect your work abroad.

Partnership can be the road to growth or ruin. Up-front planning and prudent matchmaking are the keys.