WALA Creative Entrepreneurs Series: Copyright/Trademark Protection & Use

 Session #1: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 ~ Copyright/Trademark Protection & Use

Presentation and Q & A with:

John D. Mason

This session covers:

• Copyright Registration

• Fair Use

• Works Made For Hire

• Trademark

• Rights Management

• Creative Commons

• Licensing

• Protecting your creations

John D. Mason of Copyright Counselors, LLC is an art, entertainment and intellectual property attorney, and literary agent. He is based in the Washington DC/Maryland area. His practice focuses on copyright and trademark transactional matters, litigation, publishing and media issues, contracts, and commercial matters. He works with writers, artists, filmmakers and people and companies in creative industries to protect, promote and exploit their work. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Mason is adjunct faculty teaching Entertainment Law at UDC Law School, past adjunct teaching Art and the Law at George Mason University, Board President of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts.