diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 5f54112..8ae4c58 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ export default function App() {
       <footer className="sw-footer">
         <div className="sw-footer-inner">
           <div className="sw-footer-brand">SOCIOWIRE</div>
+          <div className="sw-footer-brand">© Sociowire v0.0001</div>
           <nav className="sw-footer-nav" aria-label="Site">
             <a href="/">Home</a>
             <a href="/#map">Live Map</a>
diff --git a/src/components/Live/LiveKitBroadcast.jsx b/src/components/Live/LiveKitBroadcast.jsx
index 222403a..65fe273 100644
--- a/src/components/Live/LiveKitBroadcast.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Live/LiveKitBroadcast.jsx
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ export default function LiveKitBroadcast({ coords, onClose, onStreamCreated }) {
   }, [localStream]);
 
   const handleGoLive = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!authToken) {
+      alert("Please log in to start a live stream.");
+      return;
+    }
     if (!title.trim()) {
       alert("Please enter a title");
       return;
@@ -115,9 +119,14 @@ export default function LiveKitBroadcast({ coords, onClose, onStreamCreated }) {
         const post = await res.json();
         setLivePostId(post?.id || null);
         window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("live-post-created", { detail: post }));
+      } else {
+        const errText = await res.text();
+        console.error("[LiveKit] Failed to create live post:", res.status, errText);
+        alert("Live started, but we couldn't create the live post.");
       }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error("[LiveKit] Failed to create live post:", err);
+      alert("Live started, but we couldn't create the live post.");
     }
   }, [title, localStream, startBroadcast, roomName, coords, onStreamCreated, authToken, username]);