Intellectual Property Issues for Content Creators

With: Sayoko Blodgett-Ford
Info: Mar 8 • Sat • 9:00am-12:00pm • 1 mtg • UHM Krauss 012 (Yukiyoshi Room) • $50 • Sweater suggested
Event ID: L09446

An overview of intellectual property issues facing content creators, including designers of audio and visual content (offline and online). Legal areas to be covered include copyright, branding/trademark/domain names/metatags/hypertext, right of publicity/privacy, trade secret/idea theft, fair use and advertising legal issues. U.S. law is the primary focus. Examples are presented to aid understanding of the practical implications of such legal issues in visual arts and web design. A case study is analyzed by workshop attendees in teams. Note that this requires no preparation outside the workshop. The goal is a basic introduction so that content creators are alert to areas of high risk, and can work more effectively with legal counsel to assess and reduce that risk.

Sayoko Blodgett-Ford focuses on intellectual property strategy at Vantage Counsel. She is a visiting assistant professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law for 2007-2008. Previously, Blodgett-Ford served as the senior manager of the Intellectual Property Group at Nintendo of America Inc. She holds a BS in Physics from the College of William and Mary, an MS in Physics from the University of Maryland, and a JD from Yale Law School.

Supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.