Is your masterpiece protected? Whether you are a painter, sculptor, writer, or digital artist, you’ve worked hard on your art. Copyrights exist to protect your work and make sure that no one else takes advantage of your creations. Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts will lead a conversation about copyright law and show how copyrights can help develop your business and protect your work, whether preserving it for future generations or protecting it from unlicensed reproduction. There may also be discussion of copyrighting artworks in the age of artificial intelligence.
Note: Some aspects of copyright law are different for musical works and performances. This workshop will focus mainly on copyright law as it applies to fixed visual and written work. There will still be useful information and resources available for musicians, however.
ABOUT: The Clackamas Arts Alliance offers its Makers & Creative Artists Workshop series throughout the year. These workshops offer creative people a way to explore business potential and opportunities.
WHEN: March 15, 2025 | 2:00 PM
WHERE: Oregon City Library | 606 John Adams St, Oregon City, OR 97045
COST: Free! These classes are supported by a grant. Contact: Clackamas County Arts Alliance at ariella-sophie@clackamasartsalliance.org or call 503-655-0525 with any questions.
Marcena Day is curious about designing pathways for entrepreneurs. Before joining OVLA, Day was the former managing editor for the Washington Journal of Law, Technology, and Arts and has been cited in Harmonizing Music Theory and Music Law. Day hopes this workshop encourages individuals to create with courage.
Kohel Haver has been working for the creative community and provided workshops on this topic for decades in Portland, the US and Canada. His clients are writers, performers, musicians, fine artists and sculptors. Knowing about copyright and trademarks are powerful tools. He has also written about appropriation and the fair use of works of others.
