Kudos to everyone who submitted questions for the legal Ask Call with Attorney Kyle-Beth Hilfer – what a great call – I learned a lot! Tons of food for thought and ideas to grow and protect your business.
Since this was Kyle-Beth’s third call the audio is available to purchase for $20 thru April 3rd and then goes to $30 after that. Well worth the knowledge and it helps compensate regular guests for their time and expertise.
Topics covered on the call:
- The importance of “why” and how that might relate to various questions I’ve seen online about licensing negotiations and royalty audits.
- Can an artist learn to do their own contracts and where do they get their first contract?
- When registering copyrights, what is considered “published work”?
- Do you have to copyright every color way of the same pattern?
- Does the number of images in a copyright registration affect compensation if there is an infringement?
- What is involved in registering a trademark and how long does it take?
- Can you use other’s art (cartoons for example, Batman, Minions, etc) if you are only doing individual pieces of art for sale and not mass producing or is that a copyright infringement?
- What is the difference between a brand and a property?
- Will allowing non-profits to use art for t-shirts affect other licensing deals?
- Is it illegal to use images of celebrities in your work for licensing?
Some links Kyle-Beth mentioned on the call to learn more about contracts from her blog:
Art Licensing: Key Legal Terms from the Artist’s Perspective
Art Licensing: Key Legal Terms from the Manufacturer’s Perspective
Evaluating Art Licenses: How to Tell if You Have a Good Deal
Book recommendation:
Getting to Yes [affiliate link]
Where to find Kyle-Beth Hilfer
Learn more about Ms. Hilfer at www.kbhilferlaw.com,
or follow her on Twitter @kbhilferlaw
or Linkedin at http://www.linkedin.com/in/kylebethhilfer.
Note: Attorney Advertising. This call will provide resource information and is not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Next Up… Paul Brent with his annual SURTEX Trend Review and question session
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 28, 2014 and submit your questions at www.AskAboutArtLicensing.com