April 26th, 2018 is World Intellectual Property Day, and the theme this year is the celebration of the brilliance, courage, and creativity of women. Find out more. Get involved.
http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/
If you wish to tweet about creative women who rock your world, the hashtag is #worldipday
Going one better, the copyrightalliance.org is co-sponsoring an entire business week of Intellectual Property related events (April 23rd - April 28th) with the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) across the country, and at each event honoring a local female or creator's advocate.
Press release:
https://copyrightalliance.org/news-events/press-releases/volunteer-lawyers-for-the-arts-world-ip-day-2018/
Some of the VLAs are Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville; California Lawyers for the Arts; Chicago Lawyers for the Creative Arts; Springboard for the Arts; St Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts; Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts; The Ella Project; Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLANY); Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
Recently, the copyrightalliance.org interviewed Carolyn E. Wright, an attorney who specializes in the legal needs of photographers.
https://copyrightalliance.org/ca_post/photo-attorney-carolyn-wright/
Whether you are a professional photographer, an amateur photographer, or someone who makes use of photographs you find online... check out her words of wisdom.
Only a copyright owner may report copyright infringement, but that does not mean that friends and good citizens cannot help out. The copyrightalliance.org can help persons who wish to pass on a tip to a copyright owner.
https://copyrightalliance.org/resources/report-piracy/
Malcolm Harris blogs on The Authors Guild platform about the value of a word. ("How Much Is A Word Worth?"
https://medium.com/s/story/how-much-is-a-word-worth-7fcd131a341c
If you wish to be paid for your writing, this type of knowledge is power!
If you are looking for a copyright attorney, here's a resource:
https://copyrightalliance.org/resources/find-a-copyright-attorney/
Happy IP day!
Rowena Cherry
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