Arts Counsel Texas
Lunch+Learn: Being an Artist in the Time of COVID 19
The Cedars Union 1219 S Ervay Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesThis month we will present Lunch+Learn with a webinar. Prepare your lunch and tune in as Tom Maddrey and Michael Heinlein discuss being at artist during these unusual times. The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly upended the way the art, artists, and the entire world works. Especially hard hit are creatives and other freelancers who are seeing outlets for their work, ...
Lunch+Learn: Social Media and the Artist: What You Can Do, Should Do, and Can’t Do
Social media is a double-edged sword for the creator; while you need to have your work in front of your audience, you also leave yourself open to having your work stolen, appropriated, or worse. In this Arts Counsel Texas Lunch + Learn, ACT Founder and attorney Michael Heinlen and attorney Thomas Maddrey will look at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and ...
Legal Clinic: Legal Counsel for Creatives
Offered by Arts Counsel Texas, this legal clinic offers one-on-one support to creatives from art law professionals. Purchase tickets for the time in which you want to speak to an attorney to reduce wait time. Consultation is limited to artists or creative freelancers. FREE. This Legal Clinic session will be held over phone or Zoom versus in person at The ...
Legal Clinic: Legal Counsel for Creatives
Offered by Arts Counsel Texas, this legal clinic offers one-on-one support to creatives from art law professionals. Sign up for a 30 minute slot to discuss a legal query such as copyright, contracts, LLC formation, and more. Consultation is limited to artists or creative freelancers. FREE. This Legal Clinic session will be held over phone or Zoom. We will contact ...
Lunch+Learn: Copyright II: Fair Use
Last month we went over the basics of copyright and how you can use and protect your works. But what if you want to use someone else's work? Or you find your work being used by someone else, and when you alert them they say "its fair use!" At this month's Arts Counsel Texas Lunch + Learn we will be diving into one ...
Lunch+Learn: Ask Anything
The Cedars Union 1219 S Ervay Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesFor the final Lunch + Learn of the year, join Michael Heinlen and Thomas Maddrey for our version of "stump-the-chumps"! You will have the opportunity to ask Tom and Michael about any of the topics they have discussed this year (Copyright, Contracts, Fair Use, First Amendment, etc.) as well as things they may not have even covered. We look forward ...
Lunch+Learn: The CASE Act
Good news, Creatives: The CASE Act was finally signed into law at the end of last year! The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act establishes a new court system that will allow copyright owners to enforce their rights more efficiently and at significantly less cost. We will give a brief history of the Act, talk about how the new ...
Legal Clinic: Private Legal Counsel for Creatives
The Cedars Union 1219 S Ervay Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesOffered by Arts Counsel Texas, this legal clinic offers one-on-one support to creatives from art law professionals. Sign up for a 30 minute slot to discuss a legal query such as copyright, contracts, LLC formation, and more. Consultation is limited to artists or creative freelancers. FREE. Please reserve a time slot below. This Legal Clinic session will be held over ...
Lunch+Learn: Licensing Your Work
The Cedars Union 1219 S Ervay Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesFree with Registration Thomas Maddrey and Michael Heinlen are back together this month for a presentation on licensing—that is, selling someone the right to use your copyrights. They will talk about what licenses are, how you create them, and how much they are worth. You will also learn about the creative commons and whether you need to get licenses from ...
Legal Clinic: Legal Counsel for Creatives
The Cedars Union 1219 S Ervay Street, Dallas, TX, United StatesOffered by Arts Counsel Texas, this legal clinic offers one-on-one support to creatives from art law professionals. Sign up for a 30 minute slot to discuss a legal query such as copyright, contracts, LLC formation, and more. Consultation is limited to artists or creative freelancers. FREE. This Legal Clinic session will be held over phone or Zoom. We will contact ...