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Author @MattKnightBooks

Matt Knight


Matt Knight is a San Francisco-based writer and intellectual property lawyer. His writing crosses two genres: near-future fiction that explores the misuse of modern technology, and women’s fiction focused on love, crisis, and personal growth. He holds a BS in pre-med from Pfeiffer University, an MS in biochemistry from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and a JD from the University of Houston Law School. Various careers seasoned his life in North Carolina and Texas – chemist for the EPA, researcher of urinary bladder cancer, editor of the Houston Law Review, and clerk for the Civil District Court of Texas – before culminating in a fifteen-year career in California as a biotech patent litigator specializing in genetic engineering. His publications have appeared in the New York Times, Independent Book Publisher Association Magazine,  Houston Law Review, and San Diego Union-Tribune. Matt’s GPS coördinates are split between San Francisco and Maui. When he finds snippets of spare time, you can pinpoint him swimming laps, surfing waves, painting a canvas, or unleashing his inner Julia Child.

Read more about his books at www.mattknightbooks.com.

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Courtroom
Courtroom

Objection! That Courtroom Scene Sucks!


Most of us have seen a courtroom trial, either as a juror in the box or a visitor in the gallery. So we have a good understanding that the majority of what happens during a trial is relatively boring. Why then, if written...

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  • 13th Feb '21
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Courtroom
Courtroom

Objection! That Courtroom Scene Sucks!


Most of us have seen a courtroom trial, either as a juror in the box or a visitor in the gallery. So we have a good understanding that the majority of what happens during a trial is relatively boring. Why then, if written...

  • Matt Knight
  • 13th Feb '21
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Copyright
Copyright

The Curious Copyright Infringement Case of Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes


The Netflix movie Enola Holmes is based on a series of young adult novels by Nancy Springer, The Enola Holmes Mysteries, published between 2006-2010 by Penguin Random House. The series centers on Sherlock’s teenage sister Enola,...

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  • 16th Jan '21
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Holiday
Holiday

Merry Christmas + Happy New Year


Farewell, 2020. We’re done with you. Hello, 2021. Don’t you look cute! We are on a mini-blog holiday–drinking lots of spiked eggnog and watching cheesy Christmas movies.  Have a fun and festive holiday. See you...

  • Matt Knight
  • 26th Dec '20
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Audiobook
Audiobook

Securing Audiobook Rights: The Rights You Need to Bring Your Audiobook to Market


Audio rights used to be the ugly stepsister of publishing rights, often thought of as throwaway rights to be included with a group of other secondary rights in a publishing deal. If you think back to when audiobooks made their...

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  • 19th Dec '20
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DRM
DRM

DRM And Protecting E-Books


What is DRM? Digital Rights Management (DRM) refers to various software technologies that control the unauthorized use, modification, and distribution of digital content like e-books, music, and films. DRM is a complicated...

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  • 5th Dec '20
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Blog-holiday
Blog-holiday

Happy Wobble And Gobble Weekend!


Visiting with relatives this Thanksgiving? Be safe. Unable to be with relatives this holiday? Don’t brag! Wherever you land, have a fun-filled Turkey Weekend with great food, superb wine, and lots of yummy pies. We’re...

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  • 25th Nov '20
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