Event Summary

Interested in learning about copyrights?

Do you have a creative work that you want to copyright?

Come learn about the basics of copyright at this presentation and Q & A session.

U.S. Copyright Basics
What is a copyright?
Who owns a copyright?
When does a copyright exist?
What is the effect of registration?
What is the effect of a copyright notice?
Copyrighted works involving people or third party works
What is a release?
What is a license?
Basics of Fair Use
Remedies in the United States
DMCA

Presentation and Q & A session w/ John D. Mason

John D. Mason of Copyright Counselors, LLC is an art, entertainment and intellectual property attorney, and literary agent. He is based in the Washington DC/Maryland area. His practice focuses on copyright and trademark transactional matters, litigation, publishing and media issues, contracts, and commercial matters. He works with writers, artists, filmmakers and people and companies in creative industries to protect, promote and exploit their work. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Mason is adjunct faculty teaching Entertainment Law at UDC Law School, past adjunct teaching Art and the Law at George Mason University, Board President of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, and past Advisory Board member of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington. His email is jmason@copyrightcounselors.com and his firm website is www.copyrightcounselors.com.

Event Details

• Date

  May 16, 2018

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• Time

  7:00pm - 9:00pm

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• Partner

  DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

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• Venue

  DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
  200 I Street SE
  Washington, DC 20003