Intellectual Property for the Creative Arts

Date and time

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Location

Online

Organizer

Drew James
drew.james@sba.gov

Host organization

U.S. Small Business Administration

Type of event

Resource Partner event

Event description

This session helps participants understand what type of business assets may be protectable by copyright, and other considerations.

What can be considered for copyright protection:

• Advertising and promotional materials
• Instructional manuals
• Educational materials
• Software
• Website
• Artistic elements of logos (e.g., product logo artwork)
• Product design & packaging (rarely protected by ©)

Considerations when applying for copyright protection:

• Requirements
• What is NOT protected
• What is required to secure protection and why registration matters
• What is the Registration process
• Ownership
• Infringement
• Fair Use
• Common myths and more

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