Artists' Legal Outreach
- ALO cites Lawrence Lessig to clarify Creative Commons
- Wed, Jul 14th, 2010
- The following is a guest post from the Artists' Legal Outreach site, found here.
Recently I have been receiving e-mails from my friends at Creative Commons. Apparently ASCAP in the US has written a fundraising letter to supporters that misstate the mission of Creative Commons. This is...
- DISCUSSION: Society Act Review and New Models
- Sat, Mar 27th, 2010
- Please join in the discussion (see link below).
Yesterday evening, Margaret Mason, Michael Blatchford and I met with a group of emerging artists and arts organizations to talk about the Society Act and have a look at some bylaws. We called it the Society Survival Series because many of the issues...
- DISCUSSION: What is a society?
- Fri, Mar 19th, 2010
- This is a piece by Martha Rans from the Artists' Legal Outreach. Please follow the link below and join in the discussion. This issue is flying under the radar for a lot of arts organizations, but many of those facing cuts will have to look at their bylaws to deal with potential cuts in...
- DISCUSSION: Identifying Issues for Society Act Reform
- Fri, Mar 5th, 2010
- In August 2009 the arts sector was faced with a significant cut to Gaming grants.
As I write this it appears that those funds have not been restored in the new budget. Gaming monies have been used by many arts organizations to fund the vital administrative work that is necessary to keep...
- NEWS: Artists' Legal Outreach 2009 in Review
- Wed, Feb 3rd, 2010
- Announcing the new Artists Legal Outreach website – we are excited to use this forum to talk about where art and law meet provide a forum for a conversation about copyright. Give the blog a name - suggestions welcome.
March brought me to Boston and the National Association of ...
- Charitable Status Workshop for the Arts Sector on November 9
- Wed, Oct 21st, 2009
- Free and essential information for charity staff and Boards!!! Lower Mainland sessions.
October 19, 2009
Hello,
We at the BC Centre for Social Enterprise are delighted by our partnership with Canadian charities lawyer Richard Bridge, in order to share plain-language and current information on...
- remix, vancouver
- Wed, Aug 5th, 2009
- The Alliance for Arts & Culture's Artists' Legal Outreach program and the Open Education Conference present:
remix, vancouver
a creative copyright conversation CCC
At 12pm on August 13th join us for a free screening of RiP: A Remix Manifesto, Brett Gaylor's thought-provoking look at copyright (...
- Copyright Consultations
- Thu, Jul 23rd, 2009
- As you may know, there are sweeping changes happening to the Federal government's copyright legislation. The Government of Canada recently (and quietly) launched a consultation process that has included regional roundtables and town hall meetings. Unfortunately, the roundtable in Vancouver has come...
- Open Video Conference
- Wed, Jul 8th, 2009
- In June, Martha Rans, coordinator of the Artist legal Outreach program, attended the Open Video Conference held in New York. The conference was about online video technology and related public policy issues.
Here’s an interview with Brett Gaylor, the director and creator of RiP! A Remix...
- Martha Rans nominated for YWCA Women of Distinction Award
- Fri, May 8th, 2009
- We are extremely pleased to announce that our very own Martha Rans has been nominated for one of the YWCA's prestigious Women of Distinction Awards.
As many of you know, Martha built on the vision of Burt Harris to create the Artists' Legal Outreach Program, a volunteer-run program run out of the...
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