Copyrights for Artists and Creative Professionals

SPECIAL NOTE: Entrance next to Peet’s coffee on NW Couch St.

Presenter: Peter Vaughn Shaver

This interactive workshop will focus on copyrights, providing practical information on various legal topics related to the protection of artwork and creative service work products. All artists and creative professionals are encouraged to attend: painters, sculptors, photographers, print makers, designers, cartoonists, animators, craftspeople, writers, publishers, and others.

This workshop will provide a clear and comprehensive overview of what copyrights are and how to obtain them. Topics will include the most important concepts that every creative person should know, including how to register various types of creative work with the Copyright Office, fair use rights, copyright infringement, and the public domain. We will also discuss the intersection of copyright law with trademark, patent and trade secret law.

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