Category Archives: Crowd Fund Act of 2012

Get IP Checkup Before Crowdfunding

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

Some unappreciated crowdfunding risks to issuers come in the form of intellectual property protection. This article notes that there are: patent risks of pre-mature disclosure of technical information and of infringement if the patent research is not conducted prior to … Continue reading →

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Is Crowdfunding Under False Pretenses A Crime?

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Is crowdfunding under false pretenses a crime? According to news reports, a young black woman tweeting under the name “reformed republican” tweeted her support for President Trump. Shortly thereafter, she tweeted: “After seeing this tweet, my parents cut me off … Continue reading →

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Universities Climb On The Crowdfunding Train

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Crowdfunding is now a tool of universities, large and small, to build their small donor base. Did the University of Buffalo Athletic Department need to crowdfund a $5,000 Jacobs Ladder cardio machine for their workout room? No, other sports were … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin Birthday Look Back

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Yesterday, October 31st, was Bitcoin‘s 10th birthday. Questions remain as to whether it has fulfilled its intended mission of replacing fiat currencies. While some in business thought it had an inevitable path to legitimacy, history has shown that early adopters … Continue reading →

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Film Crowdfunding Site Picks 2 Pilots For Grants

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

Seed & Spark, the online film and television crowdfunding platform ran a contest for “creators of color” in September. If they could reach their crowdfunding goal in a month and attract 500 or more followers, they would be entered into … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding Can Help Women Gain In Entertainment

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

One way to gain female representation in the big entertainment companies, suggests this author, is through crowdfunding. Building on a University of Wisconsin-Madison study, he thinks that female creatives could use crowdfunding to build their portfolio. In the experiment, the … Continue reading →

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Belgium Warns Citizens About Crypto Scams

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Some government financial regulators are taking a more pro-active approach to cryptocurrency matters. Take, for instance, Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) that now warns its public about those cryptocurrency offers and exchanges that are not fully compliant with … Continue reading →

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