Gary Goldstein

Adversity Can Be a New Beginning: How I Turned a Writers Strike into My First Film Production

The writers' strike of '88 hit Hollywood not long after my literary management business had really begun to take off. Finally, I'd built what looked like a successful business. At that moment, the Writers Guild of America made a decision that would shut d... Read >

Your Hollywood ‘TOP 100’ List

You can't possibly thank them all, but there's an after-party and they will all be there. You'll embrace each one, thank them personally. Without them, this special night would never have happened. Who are they ? Your TOP 100 is a list of those very peopl... Read >

Success Secrets - A Few Thoughts For Your Reading Pleasure

The astonishing success of my seminar amazed even me. The amount of hands-on, concrete simple strategies I was able to squeeze into that course, and the amount of real-world traction people experienced in just over a handful of weeks exceeded my every hop... Read >

Peter Jackson’s ‘District 9′ Crosses $200M; Sequel Only May Happen “At Some Point

he alien apartheid film likely to snag one of the newly expanded 10 Best Picture Oscar nominations did it in worldwide box office this weekend â€" $115M domestic and $85M international so far (with China and Japan to come). And, remember, this indie prod'... Read >

Promoting Your Talents with Creative Commons Licenses

Most software programmers, photographers, game developers, and artists use licensing as a means of generating additional income from their hard work. Because the expenses associated with these pursuits often leave technical and creative professionals wit... Read >

Steps to Product Licensing

Product licensing can be a great way for inventors to make money from their ideas without having to go through the hassle of mass producing, marketing, and distributing the final products. Licensing has monetary benefits for inventors and can also create... Read >

Licensing is Everywhere: Examples of Licensed Products

When consumers purchase products online or in a retail store, they usually assume that the products are the ideas of their manufacturers or distributors. This is often not the case. Instead, manufacturers license products from inventors and market them... Read >

A Licensing Primer for Musicians

Without the talents of musicians, movies would be less suspenseful, cartoons would be a little less entertaining, and long waits on the telephone would be filled with silence. With the incredible impact music has on our everyday lives, you would assume t... Read >

A Licensing Primer for Photographers

When most people think of what a photographer does, they just think about taking pictures. A photographer has many more responsibilities. He must pose subjects, create suitable lighting, know how to work with many different types of equipment, develop p... Read >

Flash Game Licensing: A Win-Win Situation

Product inventors aren't the only ones who can benefit from the concept of licensing. One very popular type of licensing benefits both Flash game developers and the companies that license Flash games. Read on to learn about how Flash game licensing work... Read >

Top Licensing Tips for Inventors

Product licensing can be a great way for inventors to get their products into the marketplace without having to spend time and money marketing and distributing them. When it comes to product licensing, there are many pitfalls that can befall even the mos... Read >

The ABC's of PLR: Licensing for Writers

Writers are now in high demand by Web site owners, affiliate marketers, and Internet marketers because unique content is what drives traffic and leads to better online business results. However, writers are also often taken advantage of when it comes to ... Read >

Benefits of Product Licensing for Manufacturers

Inventors aren't the only ones who can benefit from licensing. While inventors do benefit monetarily from licensing their inventions, manufacturers also stand to benefit a great deal from taking advantage of the opportunity to license the products of oth... Read >

Benefits of Product Licensing for Inventors

Product inventors are very talented individuals with the power to develop innovative products to meet the needs of a target market. While the ability to develop these products is an important one, many inventors fail to bring their inventions to the publ... Read >