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Suzanne Vega at Create 2011

by Colleen Doran on June 18th, 2011
Posted In: Blog, Creator Resources, copyright/trademark, Creator Resources, Creator Resources, Education, Creator Resources, Legal

Suzanne Vega at CREATE, a symposium on artist’s rights, and monetizing the internet. CLICK HERE for more info and videos, including the panel on which I appeared. Suzanne sang her new song Solitaire, an amusing piece about computer addiction (and boy could I relate,) her signature work Tom’s Diner, and delivered the keynote speech at the event.

Suzanne Vega is hosting the public radio series 13 Days When Music Changed Forever, a series about classical musical revolutions—about the composers, compositions, and musical movements that changed the way people heard, or thought about, music.

Her new albums feature reinterpretations of her extensive catalogue of songs. Available in several editions, including deluxe and MP3 download.

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Protect IP Panel at CREATE Newseum Event

by Colleen Doran on June 17th, 2011
Posted In: Blog, Creator Resources, copyright/trademark, Creator Resources, Creator Resources, Education

The first panel of the day at CREATE featured Congressman Marsha Blackburn, Congressman Jared Polis, Steve Tepp, Senior Director of Internet Piracy and Counterfeiting, US Chamber of Commerce, Larry Downes, author of Laws of Disruption, Harnessing the New Forces that Govern Business and Life in the Digital Age, Chris Castle, Copyright Attorney and author of the Media Tech Policy blog, and Rick Carnes, President of The Songwriters Guild of America.

The Protect IP Act is a revamp of last year’s controversial COICA bill. You can read about Protect IP here. Protect IP, while considered by many to be a marked improvement over COICA, is still opposed by some internet advocates as a danger to free speech. Your mileage may vary. Terry Hart, copyright attorney and author of the Copyhype blog, has an overview of the issue from the copyright advocate perspective.

Marsha Blackburn, whose constituency includes the greatest concentration of music industry artists in the country, supports the Protect IP bill. Jared Polis, an internet entrepreneur and multi-millionaire, is strongly opposed to the bill.

As a creator who treasures my Constitutional right to free speech, but who also strongly believes in the Constitutional right to copyright, these issues are of vital importance to me on many levels. It is gratifying to see open discussion of these matters by rational people who are not screaming at and threatening each other over the internet.

It’s extremely important that every creator understands these issues, especially as they will be dealt with from the perspective of legislators.

A video of the panel on which I appeared is HERE.

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CREATE at the NEWSEUM: Brad Holland, Colleen Doran, Marcus Johnson, John Harrington, Evan Lowenstein

by Colleen Doran on June 16th, 2011
Posted In: Blog, Colleen's Work, Creator Resources, copyright/trademark, Creator Resources, Creator Resources, Education

A conversation with creators on the challenges of monetizing art in the digital age. The talk is one hour. This was the last event of the day, but I will post the rest of the conference as I dig up more videos.

We all look a bit broad in this widescreen video distortion.

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Create: Protecting Creativity from the Ground Up

by Colleen Doran on June 12th, 2011
Posted In: Blog, Creator Resources, copyright/trademark, Creator Resources, Creator Resources, Education

Colleen will participate in this event on creator rights in the digital age, and options for creators to monetize their work. Featured speakers include singer/musician Suzanne Vega, and illustrator Brad Holland. Meet creators, industry executives and key political figures.

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WHY COPYRIGHT? What Artists and Employers Need To Know Before the Relationship Begins

by Colleen Doran on June 9th, 2011
Posted In: Blog, Creator Resources, copyright/trademark, Creator Resources, Creator Resources, Education

presented by Amy Goldsmith, Attorney

Thursday, June 16, 2011
2PM EDT(1:00 PM CDT, 12 noon MST, 11:00 AM PDT)
Registration Fee: $15 Guild Members; $25 Non Members

Registration ends June 16 at noon EDT

Artists create powerful images using a variety of visual and aural mediums, including graphics, text and music. But can an artist’s work be protected? If so, when should it be protected? Who owns the artist’s work if the artist works for a company? What happens if another company uses the work without asking permission first?
How copyrights can be used to protect the expression of your ideas in the USA
What you need to do to obtain copyright protection in the USA
Who is the owner?
What every licensor needs to know to license the copyrighted work
What to do if someone copies your work
What to do if you are accused of copying
International Protection

Join us on Thursday, June 16, 2011 for

WHY COPYRIGHT? What Artists and Employers Need to Know Before the Relationship Begins

Amy B. Goldsmith is an intellectual property attorney involved in licensing, trademarks, copyrights and patents. She has extensive litigation experience, including issues regarding counterfeit products. Ms.Goldsmith is a frequent lecturer on intellectual property topics at various colleges and for Lawline (www.lawline.com), and is the author of several articles about intellectual property in publications ranging from Business Week to Art Calendar. She is an active Merit Badge Counselor for Boy Scout Troop 28, Croton on Hudson, New York.

To register click here.

Graphic Artists Guild 32 Broadway, #1114, New York, NY 10004 tel: (212) 791-3400

www.graphicartistsguild.org

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