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Knowledge

# 1099 contracting, in plain English.

Real-lawyer-written explanations of the legal concepts every solopreneur and small business should know.

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Knowledge

## Educate yourself about key legal concepts until you can pay someone to handle it.

We think legal information should be free. We provide real-lawyer-written explanations of the legal concepts every marketing shop should know — retainers, scope, who owns the assets, and who’s on the hook for the campaign. Here are a few to start:

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### What's a 1099?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-a-1099)[

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### What's an independent contractor?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-independent-contractor)[

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### What's an MSA?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-msa)[

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### What's an SOW?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-an-sow)[

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### What's IP?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/what-is-ip)[

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### Who's liable for a sweepstakes?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/sweepstakes-giveaway-legal-risk)[

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### Marketing retainer agreements

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/marketing-retainer-agreements)[

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### FTC disclosure rules for influencers

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/ftc-influencer-affiliate-disclosure)[

![Sealed contract illustration](https://marketer.law/images/knowledge/msa.png)

### Who owns the campaign assets?

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/who-owns-campaign-assets-social-accounts)[

![Illustration of a sealed contract document](https://marketer.law/images/knowledge/msa.png)

### Marketing agency client contract guide

](https://marketer.law/knowledge/marketing-agency-client-contract-guide)