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UPCOMING EVENT!INTERSECTIONS:Art and Law at the BorderThursday, June 02, 2022, 6:00 PM – Thursday, June 30, 2022, 8:00 PM @ ONLINE |
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EDUCATIONCLA's Educational Program offers workshops, seminars and special events throughout the state on a variety of legal and business topics that affect the creative community. | LAWYER REFERRAL & INFORMATION SERVICES If you are a creative artist, an arts organization, an inventor — or anyone with an arts or innovation-related legal question — California Lawyers for the Arts would like to help you find qualified legal counsel to assist with your legal matter. | ARTS ARBITRATION & MEDIATION SERVICESNeed help resolving a dispute? AAMS, a program of California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA), has provided alternative dispute resolution to artists and entertainers since 1980. |
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Intellectual Property and Music: Navigating Compensation, Protection, & Disputes Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM |
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Resources |
The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (“CASE Act”) establishes a new forum for copyright small claims. Passed in 2020, the CASE Act marks a potentially significant shift in how copyright claims are disputed and resolved. This toolkit was created to compile information regarding the CASE Act. Specifically, the aim of this toolkit is to provide readers information aboutthe Act, its mechanisms, and list resources for further exploration. |
CLA's Life After AB5 Toolkit describes the legal background of the AB5 law and various options that employers and the artists they work with can consider going forward. The newest edition incorporates the latest state legislative amendments.
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CLA by The Numbers July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 In our 46th Fiscal Year |
CLA Members 532 | Received Legal Assistance from the LRIS Service 424 | Attended Educational Programs 1710 |
Participated in Alternative Dispute Resolution Services 2822 | Received Mediation Training 36 | Youth Trained as Peer Mediators 760 |
Deserving Teens Placed in Arts Internships 43 | Persons Residing in State Prisons Participated in Art in Corrections classes 23 | Attended Events Coordinated With CLA's Speakers Bureau 420 |