Webcomics wild things Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are joined this week by lawyer-to-the-comics-stars, Katie Lane. She has some advice on attempting the elusive “working vacation.” THEN she discusses the legal questions that perennially haunt creative professionals, like how does one find a good lawyer? NEXT, she tackles work-for-hire contracts and right of first refusal. FINALLY, she shares some priceless advice… avoid one-size-fits-all legal advice. There’s no, one “right way” to do this.

BUT FIRST, as Brad shares his plans for a road trip to Michigan to visit his family, Dave recalls the family trips of his youth.

Show notes

• 00:00 — Brad preps for his road trip to Michigan to visit his family, and Dave remembers the family road trips of his youth
• 03:28 — The concept of the working vacation
• 06:13 — The search for Floyd Lake
• 09:12 — Introducing Katie Lane
• 12:10 — Katie makes her move to replace Brad when he, inevitably, gets lost.
• 12:22 — The elusive working vacation — is it possible?
• 17:52 — Brad’s briefcase — sexy or too sexy?
• 20:53 — Katie’s working-vacation plan… get just one thing done
• 24:12 — How does one become a lawyer-to-the-comics-stars?
• 28:13 — How does a cartoonist find a good lawyer?
• 34:20 — Understanding a Work For Hire contract
• 38:38 — Understanding Right of First Refusal
• 53:00 — The importance of asking questions… it doesn’t make you look unprofessional or uninformed!
• 55:22 — Katie warns about one-size-fits-all legal advice. There is no “right way” to do things. Risk management is a much more important focus
• 56:34 — Brad quizzes Dave on the most-often-asked legal question we get asked at comic conventions. It starts with an E and ends with an S… except it doesn’t.
• 529 — Everyone is afraid of having their copyright stolen. Is it a reasonable fear?
• 01:00:17 — Katie Lane’s new Skillshare series, Contracts for Creative Freelancers

Check out Katie Lane’s Contracts for Creative Freelancers at Skillshare. Her blog is Work Made for Hire.