Oregon Volunteer Lawyers For The Arts

General admission

While imitation may be a sincere form of flattery, unauthorized use of your creative work can diminish, even destroy, its value. For works protected by copyright, the law grants you exclusive rights over its display, distribution, and duplication—but what happens when someone else uses it without permission? What can you do—and what should you do? This workshop will explore a range of legal and business options for protecting and profiting from your creativity, including:• How to respond when someone uses your work without authorization• Choosing the right approach—legal enforcement, licensing, or other strategies• The costs, benefits, and risks of different enforcement methods• Proactive steps to strengthen your rights and maximize your work’s value, even in cases of unauthorized use. Speaker:Elliott Williams is an intellectual property attorney in the Portland office of Stoel Rives LLP, where he helps artists, creators, and businesses protect and monetize their creative works. With extensive experience in intellectual property strategy, he provides guidance on enforcing rights, resolving disputes, and maximizing the value of creative work. This is a virtual event that will be recorded.

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While imitation may be a sincere form of flattery, unauthorized use of your creative work can diminish, even destroy, its value. For works protected by copyright, the law grants you exclusive rights over its display, distribution, and duplication—but what happens when someone else uses it without permission? What can you do—and what should you do? This workshop will explore a range of legal and business options for protecting and profiting from your creativity, including:• How to respond when someone uses your work without authorization• Choosing the right approach—legal enforcement, licensing, or other strategies• The costs, benefits, and risks of different enforcement methods• Proactive steps to strengthen your rights and maximize your work’s value, even in cases of unauthorized use. Speaker:Elliott Williams is an intellectual property attorney in the Portland office of Stoel Rives LLP, where he helps artists, creators, and businesses protect and monetize their creative works. With extensive experience in intellectual property strategy, he provides guidance on enforcing rights, resolving disputes, and maximizing the value of creative work. This is a virtual event that will be recorded.

Making Creativity Profitable: When Your Work Is Used Without Permission

General admission

Free