Date: October 18, 2024

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Via Zoom

Price Per Student: $5 Members | $15 Non-members

Workshop Description: When we learn “regular” CPR as citizens, we learn two things: how to identify when a person is in distress; and how to keep them breathing until help arrives. Nobody expects us to do the job of first responders or medical professionals. And in fact, if we try: bad things can happen. It’s the same, with our legal issues as creatives. The most valuable skills we can develop are knowing how to spot legal issues and having a plan for resolving them safely. Those are skills we will hone in this workshop. Along the way, we will talk a lot about myths: how they start; why we believe them; and how they menace our legal health. Copyright. Trademark. Contracts. We’ll banish the myths and start over with a clean slate. This workshop is for any creative who seeks a better understanding of what to do and what not to do when legal issues arise. It will be lively (maybe even fun) and relevant for artists in all genres.

About the Teaching Artist: Attorney Elizabeth T Russell practices copyright, trademark, and art law https://erklaw.com. She holds an undergraduate degree in music. Elizabeth is the author of two books in the Arts Law Conversations series. She is a documentary photographer (https://tsrussell.com) and is presently recording episodes for a podcast about her infamous doppelnamer’s 1892 murder trial (https://www.tsrussell.com/doppelnamers). Elizabeth is also working on a 5-year project capturing video responses to four questions about the United States Constitution (https://www.tsrussell.com/27)