Artist Contracts Series (All 3 Courses)

Do you know how to protect your intellectual property? As an artist, it’s important you know how to protect your practice. Contracts are a fact of life in any business so it’s important you empower yourself to sign good contractual agreements. A contract review requires diligence and an eye for detail. Designed and led by me, Whitney McGuire, this legal series will help you walk away more confidently about those tricky terms and conditions and fine print. I will provide an overview of essential legal terms such as copyrights, patents, and trademarks; I will also discuss how to protect and price your work, address common clauses, and find sustainability in your practice.

This workshop is for artists of all disciplines at any point in your careers who want to learn skills for reviewing contracts.

Course Breakdown:

1. Copyright, Patents and Trademarks - You will learn the definition of intellectual property as well as a brief history of intellectual property, the high level differences between copyrights, trademarks and patents using examples from fine art, literature, fashion and music. The focus will be on copyright law since it is the most applicable type of intellectual property for artists. You will also learn about new intellectual property technology and NFTs.
2. Protecting Your Work and Addressing Common Clauses - You will learn about the different types of intellectual property theft along with common licensing provisions in contracts.
3. Sustainability and Pricing Your Work - You will be introduced to contract clauses that pertain to artist’s compensation as well as how to create a rate floor for commissions and some common variables your rates are contingent upon.

Don't sleep on this course series! It's worth every penny! Plus you save some coins by downloading all three videos here versus the a la carte option.