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What Happens When An Author Dies. Estate Planning With Kathryn Goldman
Copyright in most countries is 50-70 years after the death of the author and your intellectual property assets can go on earning for your heirs and successors … but only if you make the right preparations in advance. In today's interview, I talk to attorney Kathryn Goldman about appropriate estate planning for indie authors.
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Kathryn Goldman is an intellectual property attorney who protects writers, artists, filmmakers and businesses from having their work and art ripped off.
You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher, watch the video here or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.
* Why Kathryn thinks artists have an aversion to legal matters.
* What estate planning is and why it matters.
* Why estate planning is so new for indie authors, and when authors should begin to think about it.
* The areas of an indie author's business that should be covered by a will and the things that are handled separately.
* What a literary trustee is, what they do, how to choose one and why they matter for indie authors.
* The additional issues when an author has a company that publishes her books.
* The industry standard earnings for a literary trustee.
* The differences between countries for copyright law, estates and trusts.
You can find Kathryn at Charm City Legal. You can get her Rip Off Protection Guide here.
Transcription of interview with Kathryn Goldman
Joanna Penn: Hi, everyone. I'm Joanna Penn from thecreativepenn.com and today I'm here with Kathryn Goldman. Hi, Kathryn.
Kathryn Goldman: Hi, Joanna. How are you?
Joanna Penn: I'm great, so good to have you on the show.