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APRIL 25: Copyright And Intellectual Property Protection
DATE
Thursday, April 25th
TIME
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
VENUE:
ZOOM
COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION, led by Lauren van Haaften-Schick, educates artists, performers, and creatives on the nuances of copyright and intellectual property (IP) rights. This informative session aims to empower participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively protect their artistic and intellectual creations.
Attendees will:
> Learn the Basics of Copyright and IP Rights.
> Explore Copyright Registration and Protection Strategies.
> Learn methods to monetize intellectual property through licensing, royalties, and more.
> Understand the concept of “Fair Use.”
This program is free and offered to creatives in the Greater Newark area. Questions can be submitted beforehand at info@newarkartistdatabase.org
About Workshop Leader, Lauren van Haaften-Schick:
Lauren van Haaften-Schick holds a PhD in Art History from Cornell University. Her dissertation and in-progress book examine the history of artists’ rights laws and contracts in the United States through the case study of Seth Siegelaub’s The Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement (1971). She is currently a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for the Humanities, Wesleyan University. She has published widely on topics at the intersection of art and law, with recent articles in the journals Grey Room, Panorama, and the Oxford Handbooks in Law. In 2020, she served as co-editor for the major anthology Seth Siegelaub: “Better Read Than Dead”: Writings and Interviews 1964–2013, published by Koening Books and the Stichting Egress Foundation in 2020. Lauren’s research has been supported by fellowships from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and New York University Law School.
About Newark Artist Database:
Newark Artist Database is an online database for Newark-based multidisciplinary visual artists. Newark Artists is a free platform developed to highlight and celebrate artists whose creative practices are locally rooted. This database acknowledges the artist’s crucial role in this city. Additionally, it serves as a way to invest in and support our creative community.
The platform includes artist profiles, an arts organization directory, and a continuously updated list of opportunities for creative practitioners. It is powered by Project for Empty Space to serve the artists and audiences of Newark.
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