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Arts Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Arts Entrepreneurs
Copyright. Trademark. Contracts. Lawyers. Courts. Nonprofits. Help!
Artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, designers...all kinds of businesspeople face these legal issues every day. We all create, and we all consume the creative work of others. These 52 short, understandable 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.
This book has been called an essential reference. It is.
The book uses a humorous, storytelling format. It is organized sequentially for classroom use; includes exercises for reinforcement and further study. It's fully indexed and has an 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.
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.
Artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, designers...all kinds of businesspeople face these legal issues every day. We all create, and we all consume the creative work of others. These 52 short, understandable 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.
This book has been called an essential reference. It is.
The book uses a humorous, storytelling format. It is organized sequentially for classroom use; includes exercises for reinforcement and further study. It's fully indexed and has an 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.
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.
320 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2014
About the author
Elizabeth T. Russell
3 books1 followerElizabeth 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 (Ruly Press 2005). 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.
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 (Ruly Press 2005). 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.
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