10”x8”; collage; 2022. Courtesy of the artist.
SYMPOSIUM AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS 2024
Copyright & Fair Use for Artists
Saturday, 15 June 2024, 11-11:45AM
Cafe Istanbul
Ashlye Keaton
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Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 12-16 June 2024. Visit the website to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.
Collage artists often report a great deal of anxiety about copyright and fair use of materials. Artists are afraid of being sued, called out, or disrespectful of other artists. A recent post about copyright in a popular social group contained a great deal of misinformation. Articles in Kolaj Magazine routinely report on the changing copyright landscape. With artificial intelligence being litigated in the courts and with a U.S. Supreme Court bent on overturning established precedent, the bounds of fair use and copyright are expected to evolve significantly in the coming years. At the end of the day, the law acknowledges that artists operate in a free zone of thinking and the appropriation of materials is a valid form of creative process. Those principles are not expected to change.
During this session, New Orleans, Louisiana lawyer and Ella Project co-founder Ashlye Keaton will speak about copyright, the principles of fair use, and take questions from artists. This session, which will not provide legal advice, is meant to reduce misinformation, enhance artist thinking, and reduce the anxiety some artists face about this subject.
ABOUT THE ELLA PROJECT
Located in New Orleans’ French Quarter, The Ella Project provides direct pro bono legal assistance to moderate income artists, musicians, and grassroots nonprofits in Louisiana, presents regular workshops on arts law and arts business topics, provides assistance to moderate income inventors via its Louisiana Invents Patent Pro Bono Program, and advocates for forward thinking policy changes and the development of a local, state and national government that supports and values the creators of our culture. www.ellanola.org
Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 12-16 June 2024. Visit the website to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.