[indie film] protect your project, protect yourself
Bri Whetstone worked in Business Affairs at LucasArts in San Francisco where she handled copyright applications, drafted contracts, managed international trademarks, and drafted the Lucas Companies’ social media policy. Bri returned to New Orleans to attend Tulane Law school and focused on entertainment and intellectual property law. Since graduating magna cum laude from law school, Bri has continued to develop an entertainment and intellectual property law practice that had helped numerous musicians, artists, writers, chefs, and filmmakers.
Max Hass is an entertainment attorney and the founder of Action Potential Entertainment, LLC. He has worked with dozens of musicians in the New Orleans music community, as well as entrepreneurs, record labels, publishing companies, film productions, and visual artists. Max has developed and presented copyright workshops for musicians and visual artists and spoken on intellectual property and contract matters at NOVAC, Propeller, the Where Y’Art Gallery, and at conferences in Baton Rouge and Morgan City. He is currently a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Seminar Curriculum:
- Overview of Copyright
- What is Copyright
- What Can/Cant Be Copyrighted
- Derivative Works
- When Copyright Begins
- Publication
- Copyright vs Other forms of Intellectual Property
- Contract Law in Film
- Non-Disclosure and Submission Release Agreements
- Explanation of various entities involved in making a film
- LLCs
- Transfer of Copyright
- Contracts involved – Work for Hire, Employment Agreement, Etc
- Clearances in Film
- Release Agreements
- Tax Incentives in Louisiana for Film
When: Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 6-8pm
Where: The NOVAC Bywater office, 532 Louisa St.
Tickets are $40 for non-members // $32 for members
T H A N K Y O U E P N O ! Thanks to a generous grant from Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, spring workshops have been discounted or fully funded! Check them out at www.emergingphilanthropists.org.