Art Steady 3.0: Copy that! What Artists Need to Know About Copyright and Intellectual Property

Copy that! What Artists Need to Know About Copyright and Intellectual Property

with Luke Blackadar, deputy director of Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston

Friday, November 18, 10-11:30 am MT

In this session, we’ll cover the basics that artists and creative businesses should know about Intellectual Property. While we’ll briefly introduce the four major varieties of intellectual property—copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets—we’ll focus primarily on copyright and trademark. Attendees can expect to leave with a foundational understanding of what copyright and trademark are, what they protect, the rights they provide, and why they’re important. Time permitting, we may also briefly discuss intellectual property licensing.

Luke manages the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston’s Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts program. An entertainment attorney, Luke counsels artists, creative small businesses, and cultural nonprofits on contracts, intellectual property, taxable entities, and nonprofit governance. In addition to his work at the Arts & Business Council, Luke teaches at Roger Williams University School of Law and the Boston University Metropolitan College, and he serves on the board of directors of the Community Music School of Boston. Luke is a graduate of Clark University and Northeastern University School of Law, and in his spare time he enjoys drawing, running, reading, and playing video games.

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