Event Summary

WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series (Legal Issues for Creative Entrepreneurs)

WALA’s Creative Entrepreneurs Series is a series for creatives of all kinds who want to take the next step in their professional career by creating their own business. Explore the basics of forming a business for your creative endeavors, from deciding whether to incorporate as a non-profit or for-profit entity, to understanding copyrights and trademarks, to contract and negotiation skills, and finally to taxes and understanding the grants process.

The series comprises of six sessions to be held on *consecutive Tuesdays, starting Tuesday, March 7, 2023, and continuing through Tuesday, April 11, 2023, from 11am – 1pm.

• Session #4: Tuesday, March 28, 2023 ~ Contracts & Licensing

Presentation and Q & A with Cynthia M. Gatyon of Gayton Law

This session covers:

When is a deal a deal?

- Offer

- Acceptance

- Consideration

What can you license?

- Ownership

- Contract considerations

- Royalties

What Happens If Someone Fails?

- Remedies

- Deadlines

- Indemnification

- Governing Law

- Limitations on Remedies

Cynthia M. Gayton, Esq. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor degree from George Mason University in Arlington.

Cynthia is a member of both the State Bar of Virginia and the District of Columbia Bar. In addition, Ms. Gayton is an adjunct professor of engineering law at The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She has been a volunteer attorney for the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts since 1996. She worked as an associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, concentrating in complex antitrust litigation. At the American Institute of Architects, she was associate counsel.

Ms. Gayton is the author of Legal Aspects of Engineering, 8th Edition published by Kendall/Hunt. Finally, she is the author of several articles published by VINE: The Journal of

Information Knowledge Management Systems, including: “Commercial satellite imagery: CI, KM, and trade secret law,” Vol. 37, no.2, 2007; “Beyond Terrorism: Data Collection and Responsibility for Privacy,” Vol. 36, no. 4, 2006; “Alexandria Burned – Securing Knowledge Access in the Age of Google,” Vol. 36, no. 2, 2006; and “Legal issues for the knowledge economy in the 21st Century, “Vol. 36, no. 1, 06.

Visit Gayton Law online at http://www.gayton-law.com/

The series is free for WALA members and $20 per workshop for non-members.

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Event Details

• Date

  March 28, 2023

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• Time

  11:00am - 1:00pm

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• Venue

  Online