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Personal guarantees show up in commercial leases and vendor credit accounts more often than most business owners expect. They also get signed far too casually, often buried in a lease exhibit, a credit application, or a short “standard” addendum that looks routine. Once signed, a personal guarantee can convert what you thought was a business obligation into personal exposure that follows you even after the business is struggling, the relationship has soured, or the company no

Over the years, the Friday the 13th franchise has generated plenty of lawsuits and business fights, but the most important one for creators and rights holders is not about monsters, sequels, or merchandising deals. It is about authorship, leverage, and a part of the Copyright Act that allows certain creators to reclaim rights decades after they signed them away.