Up with People at CBCA Business for the Arts Awards Luncheon. Photo: Amanda Tipton Photography

There has been a surge of virtual creative content and arts experiences being offered online. Many artists, cultural organizations and venues are finding new ways to reach audiences and participants through digital platforms.

However… do you know if you have the rights to share that creative content on that distribution platform? Do you have the rights to play that song during your online dance class? Is it OK to re-post a recording of your past live theatre performance? What are the rules to know before live-streaming your house concert?

This interactive conversation, led by our own Dave Ratner and Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA), is designed to answer questions and provide general guidance on putting creative content (recorded or live) on digital platforms, as well as provide some basics of copyright.

Register Here

When: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM on Thursday, June 25, 2020

Where: Online!

Price: FREE!

Contracts are notorious for being written in an obscure language, otherwise known as “legalese.” However, contracts are the backbone of professional collaboration and can truly make or break your success as a freelancer or business owner. Whether you’re signing a contract or delivering one, there are some common components that every creative should be looking for and know how to decipher. Join Creative Law Network’s Dave Ratner on Tuesday, June 16, from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm as he dissects the basic elements of a standard contract so you can be better informed and protected.

Make sure to Register through CBCA for your spot!

Learn more about AIGA Colorado.

Learn more about Colorado Attorneys for the Arts.

CBCA Members can use the code AIGA10 to get $10 off your ticket!

Artwork courtesy of Detour and Max Sansing - CRUSH 2019

River North Art District has committed $50,000 to Social Impact Grants for organizations and groups in Five Points, Globeville, Cole, and Elyria Swansea.

We are proud to work in this great community.

Find more information about these grants: Here

Did you know that there are 2 copyrights in every piece of music? We love seeing all the innovative and creative music coming out of these troubling times. Protecting this music through copyright is a very valuable step in the artistic process.

We would love to help you with your copyrights! Contact us through our Contact Form or give us a call at 720-924-6529

A few weeks ago at the Amplify Music 2020 virtual conference our own Dave Rater, along with Dani Grant, and Gigi Johnson, discussed the Role of the Individual in Society as it relates to the future of the music industry. If you missed the panel, check it out below and let us know how you think the music industry will be changing!

We have really enjoyed working with Karla Raines and Corona Insights! We also had the pleasure of virtually sitting down with Karla to talk about the basics of Intellectual Property protection.

Click Here to view the webinar!

We would love to help you with any of your Intellectual Property needs! Click Here to send us a message or give us a call at 720-924-6529!

We at Creative Law Network share our concern for everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are committed to providing for the needs of our clients throughout this episode and do not anticipate any interruption in our services. We can be reached by phone, email, and postal mail as usual. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time. Please take care of yourselves and each other.

-Dave, David and Emily

HISTORY IS FULL OF FAMOUS ART HEISTS. In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. The Scream was stolen, twice, in 1994 and 2004.

Those works were ultimately recovered, but in some other cases, there’s more to the story.

In KUNC’s four-part series, “Stolen,” arts reporter Stacy Nick looks at an almost 100-year-old mystery in Fort Collins, the time a lifted cartoon of a flatulent unicorn made headlines, the repatriation of Native American artifacts and how a vandalized artwork in Loveland ended up bringing people together.

Click here to listen to and read the whole story.

*Pay special attention to Part Two to hear from our very own Dave Ratner!

Click here to learn more about Colorado Attorneys for the Arts

Contracts are notorious for being written in an obscure language, otherwise known as “legalese.” However, contracts are the backbone of any business and can truly make or break your success as a startup. Whether you signing a contract or delivering one for your company, there are some common components that every startup business should be looking for and know how to decipher.

This session will be hosted by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts and led by our very own Dave Ratner. Dave will dissect the basic elements of a few standard types of contracts so you can be better informed and protected in your business.

This event is free when you register for For Collins Startup Week!

Click here to learn more!

Where: The CodeGeek Room - Fort Collins Startup Week

When: Thursday, February 27 from 9:00 - 9:50am

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In August 2019, a jury awarded a little-known songwriter $2.8 million in damages for copyright infringement. The alleged infringement involves four notes from Katy Perry’s hit song “Dark Horse.” The verdict can be viewed as a victory for the little guy—a Christian rapper who, pre-internet, would have struggled to show access, a required component of illegal copying. It can alternately be viewed as a dangerous precedent, opening the door for copyright trolls and deterring creation.

In 2017, Silicon Flatirons hosted a conference focused on the recently decided Blurred Lines case, in which Marvin Gaye’s estate secured a multi-million-dollar copyright infringement judgment against songwriters and recording artists, Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke. Since that time, dozens of similar lawsuits have accused artists­—ranging from Ed Sheeran to Led Zeppelin to Lady Gaga—of unauthorized copying of others’ songs. Some of these cases have settled with few publicly-available details. Others have gone to trial with juries ultimately awarding millions of dollars in damages.

Join Silicon Flatirons at CU Boulder for their sixth annual content conference where they will welcome back some familiar faces, and new experts, to ask: Is this a good development? Are juries getting these “substantial similarity” cases right? If so, how do we know? If not, what are some alternative ways to handle these types of cases?

Find more information and register: Here