IP over Everything: How Artists Can Grow and Protect Their Work
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This week we're unpacking how artists and creatives into protected assets—and protected assets into scalable businesses.
Carl digs into what IP really is (copyrights, trademarks, patents), how to shield it with the right entities and licensing, and smart ways to fund projects with GP/LP structures so you keep control while partnering with brands and investors. If you make things, this episode shows you how to own them—and how to build with them. Carl also explores a brand new kind of structure that could revolutionize how creates and capital interact.
Things you'll learn:
- Core IP mechanics: What IP is (copyright, trademark, patent), why it’s “property,” and how value accrues through novelty, story, and use.
- Protection and structure: How to shield IP with entities, holdco vs. operating co, and license your name/image/works to isolate liability and keep control.
- Transacting models: How creators can fund and monetize via Limited Partners (GP/LP structures),
We cover:
- (00:00) - The Artist & The Corporation
- (01:06) - What is Intellectual Property (IP)?
- (01:07) - Introduction to Intellectual Property
- (03:12) - Types of IP and Ownership
- (07:54) - Protecting Your IP
- (07:54) - How to Protect Your IP
- (11:32) - Transacting with IP: The Artist Example
- (17:18) - The Limited Partnership Model for Creators
- (19:44) - Project-Based IP Structures
- (25:05) - LLCs vs Limited Partnerships
- (26:46) - C Corporations and Scaling IP
- (30:05) - Why the LP Model Benefits Brands and Creators
- (41:08) - Emerging Models: Public Benefit Corporations
- (43:29) - The Artist Corporation (A Corp)
- (55:42) - The Future of Creator Economy and IP
- (57:47) - The Value of Legal Structure for Creators
- (59:16) - The Value of Legal Counsel
- (01:04:17) - Credits and Outro
Key References:
A New Era of Creativity - https://youtu.be/cAxpMGIN9io
Artist Corporations - https://www.artistcorporations.com/
Extensive linked references: https://dub.sh/DDSources
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