Interested in legalities of setting up internet sales business, out of state.

I believe the issue that you are facing is whether your DE entity will need to register in CA as a foreign entity because it is doing business in...

Consulting - through C-corp that I already own or form a new LLC ? If I want to work as a software consultant (in a

This question comes up frequently enough that I blogged about it last year (please see the link below). What you are asking is more a business...

Copyright Infringement?

Your picture may well be a derivative work of the original picture in that (a) it appears to be based upon, and it recasts, transforms or adapts,...

Swedish citizen on H4 visa, owning online business in Sweden - can I sell to households in USA from my online business?

The issue is *not* whether your Swedish business can sell to U.S. consumers. The issue is that you cannot work for the business while in the U.S....

Young married couple w/ no assets starting fashion design business- LLC necessary?

If money is really tight, the highest priority probably should be to buy a commercial liability insurance policy for a few hundred dollars per year...

My colleagues have provided helpful explanations of applicable law. I will offer the following short, practical answer: Based on the facts that...

1. Forming an LLC or a corporation - and complying with applicable formalities - should be helpful. Please see the post at the link below. 2....

Can I sell an Internet domain name legally?

While I will not disagree with my colleagues' legal analysis, I will give you a slightly different answer from the business perspective. The...

How to protect an idea.

The answer to your core Q is that you cannot protect an idea. Once the site goes live, people will become aware of the idea, and they will be able...

Setup new LLC vs close existing one

I agree that the cleaner approach is to dissolve the old LLC and form a new one for the new business. The post at the link below describes the...