Arts Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Arts Entrepreneurs - Softcover

Russell, Elizabeth T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976648016 ISBN 13: 9780976648017

Publisher: Ruly Pr, 2014

Synopsis

Copyright. Trademark. Contracts. Lawyers. Courts. Nonprofits. Artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, designers...businesspeople...face these legal issues every day. This book has been called an essential reference. It is. It will also make you laugh. 52 short, understandable Conversations provide artists in all genres with a working knowledge of the legal issues affecting their arts and businesses. This book uses a humorous, storytelling format. It is organized sequentially for classroom use; includes exercises for reinforcement and further study. Fully indexed. Extensive glossary. So teachers: use it as your textbook! Arts Law Conversations is divided into four sections: Navigating the Legal System; Intellectual Property; Contracts; and Business Issues You Might Have Overlooked. This book is for everyone! It's for you, creatives: musicians, filmmakers, writers, performers, visual artists. It's for you, industry professionals: agents, managers, lawyers, galleries, venues. It's for you, teachers and students. It's for you, business community. We all create, and we all consume the creative work of others. These brief Conversations, featuring characters in real-life situations, will help readers spot and understand the legal issues that too often cause creators and consumers alike to roll their eyes and use bad words. You'll get it. You might even laugh. Arts Law Conversations won a gold medal in the 2014 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Awards; a bronze in the 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year awards (reference category); and was a finalist in the 2014 USA Best Book Awards.

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This book is for everyone! It's for creatives: musicians, filmmakers, writers, performers, visual artists. It's for industry professionals: agents, managers, lawyers, galleries, venues. It's for teachers and students. It's for the business community. We all create, and we all consume the creative work of others. These brief Conversations, featuring characters in real-life situations, will help readers spot and understand the legal issues that too often cause creators and consumers alike to roll their eyes and use bad words. You'll get it. You might even laugh.

About the Author

Elizabeth T Russell is an attorney practicing in the fields of copyright, trademark and digital business law. She also maintains an arts and entertainment law practice. Elizabeth is a frequent author and speaker. In both capacities she enjoys taking complicated issues and explaining them in understandable terms for non-lawyers. She is the author of Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists. Art Law Conversations earned a rating of Essential from the American Library Association's CHOICE Magazine and was included on CHOICE's 2006 list of Outstanding Academic Titles. In 2008 that title was awarded a Writer's Digest First Place award in the reference category. Elizabeth's undergraduate degree is in music. She earned her law degree from the Pace University School of Law where, reluctantly, she served as a member of the Pace Law Review. She is admitted to practice law in the states of New York, Connecticut and Wisconsin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ruly Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0976648016
• ISBN 13: 9780976648017
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Sobel Caryn
• Illustrator: Lum Kay