How to Legally Protect Your Membership (and Yourself) with Autumn Witt Boyd and Chanteé Hallett

The Art of Online Business

Autumn Witt Boyd works with influencers to help them avoid costly legal mistakes while scaling their businesses.

I talk with Autumn and Chantee Hallett about the legal side of memberships. We talk about most of the legal things that you’re probably not thinking about, but really should be thinking about, when it comes to having a membership in your business.

Autumn Witt Boyd is the founder of the AWB Firm. Autumn graduated in the top 10% of her class from Vanderbilt University Law School. She spent the first ten years of her career battling over copyrights and business issues in courtrooms across the U.S. Autumn started AWB in 2015 to help entrepreneurs scale and protect their businesses.

Chanteé Hallett is an attorney at the AWB Firm. She has a passion for intellectual property matters and helping creatives protect their brands and rights. Chanteé graduated from Charlotte School of Law in North Carolina with her Juris Doctorate.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why you need a contract with your members
• What information and details your contract should include
• Should you trademark your membership or program’s name?
• The downside of your content’s copyright protection
• The pitfalls of enforcing your contract internationally
• Why having different payment tiers can get dicey
• Should you have a disclaimer in your contract?
• Do you have to disclose when you’re an affiliate for someone?

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Autumn Witt Boyd’s Links

• Autumn Witt Boyd’s Instagram
• The AWB Firm
• AWB’s Prep to Scale Challenge

Chanteé Hallett’s Link

• Chantee Hallett

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