HPRO-300OS: IP: Law & Bus Artists -online

Online Synchronous Course: Students will use their personal computers to connect to their instructor and peers using the DotED Learning Management System and the ZOOM web-conferencing technology. Weekly course sessions will be taught live online by your instructor at the date and time scheduled. Attendance will be taken at the start of each video session, and the instructor's class attendance policy is in effect. Student participation on the video platform is required, and all students must have access to a personal computer, a reliable internet connection, and a reliable microphone and camera for participation. (Classes may be recorded for student reference and recordings are accessible only to those students enrolled in the course.) Law and Business for Artists and Designers covers a full range of legal and business issues, including the language used in contracts that affects the license, sale, and creation of designs and other original works of art and design. This course will cover: the basics of copyright law, fair use and copyright defenses, trademark law and registration, maintaining trademark rights and avoiding infringements, and patent law. We learn how to file a copyright application; searching the availability of a trademark and filing a trademark application; how to get a business license, form a corporation, prepare a deal memo, and negotiate a contract; and how to negotiate the resolution of a dispute, a new job position, and a promotion.