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SURTEX Attendees: Legal Tips for Art Licensing Deals

April 21, 2016

If it’s May in New York, it’s time for SURTEX. If you are an artist who licenses your art, you should be planning a trip to New York for the self-proclaimed “marketplace for original art and design.” The SURTEX show can be daunting for newcomers due to its size and scope. While your focus now may be primarily on creating art and figuring out how to transport it to New York, here are some last minute legal tips as you enter the art licensing arena.

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Legal Problems for Franchisors in Social Media

April 4, 2016

Social media content moves swiftly and sometimes even the best marketing teams make mistakes. Those mistakes can come back to bite a franchisor, hurting its reputation and even causing legal issues.

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Fair Use is an Exception to Copyright Law

October 27, 2015

I am frequently asked by clients if they can make use of someone else’s intellectual property. The myths abound. Here are three: Just because it’s an educational use doesn’t mean it’s a fair use (although it helps). Just because something lives in the public eye doesn’t mean it’s not protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws. (Consider the Hollywood Sign which is protected by trademark law.) Just because you’ve taken less than 10% of a work doesn’t mean you aren’t infringing on the copyright for that work

Copyright owners also operate under misconceptions. The most common mistake is believing that when a third party cannot prove fair use, its use of a copyrighted work will be considered infringing.

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Artists’ Intellectual Property Builds Art Licensing Business

April 24, 2015

Artists focus on their creativity, their technique, and their product. If, however, you are looking to license your art, you should be equally focused on protecting your intellectual property. Your copyrights and trademarks are the lifeblood of your art licensing business and the foundations for all your branding initiatives. In this blog post, I answer some common questions artists ask about copyrights, trademarks, and branding.

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How to Spot Legal Issues in Your Social Media Campaigns

December 16, 2014

Social media campaigns come fast and furious, here today and gone tomorrow. Brands may be tempted to skip legal vetting, assuming their offers will fly under the radar of regulators. Even if you don’t have inside counsel, your marketing team should have a vetting system in place. Marketers can learn to spot legal issues and work to reduce risk with outside counsel. Here are twelve laws with which social media marketers should be familiar when deciding when to turn to legal counsel.

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The Why’s of Exclusive Art Licensing Arrangements

March 25, 2014

In any contract negotiation, if the goal is to reach an agreement, both parties should consider the “why” of their positions. Contracts typically address the who, what, when, and where, but they rarely address the “why” in more than a perfunctory manner with a few broad “whereas” clauses. At the same time, when parties are stuck in their negotiations (either before they enter into a contract or during the contract), if they consider the “why” behind their positions, they are more likely to reach consensus.

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