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ART LAW
WITH SERGIO MUNOZ SARMIENTO, ESQ.
VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS
Monday, March 12th , from 6-8pm at the Printshop
Cost:
Free for current Keyholder Residency recipients
$12 for LESP Studio Renters and current Members
$15 for all other artists
This workshop will focus on copyright law and will present some of the most pressing legal concerns for artists today. Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento will present legal cases to illustrate key concepts such as the distinction between ideas and expression, the use of appropriated images and text, and fair usage. With the recent rise in copyright issues and lawsuits, you don't want to miss this workshop on law and legal issues that can impact your artistic practice.
Space is limited! Early ticket purchase is essential. Please contact the Printshop if you have any questions.
Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq., is currently the Associate Director for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts in New York City, where he advises and represents visual and performing artists and arts organizations. He received his BA in Art from the University of Texas-El Paso, and an MFA in Art from The California Institute of the Arts. In 1997 he was a Van Lier Fellow at the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program in Studio Art, and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School. He is an Adjunct Professor of art law at Fordham Law School, and is also the Program Director and faculty of VLA's Art & Law Residency Program.
His legal experience includes advising artists, galleries, and arts organizations on matters involving copyright, trademarks, moral rights, free speech, and artist-gallery disputes. He has recently worked on an important appeal under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 on behalf of the Swiss installation artist Christoph Büchel in the artist’s highly-publicized dispute with the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. He has also co-written amicus briefs for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court regarding another high-profile moral rights case, Chapman Kelley vs. Chicago Park District, in support of artist Chapman Kelley.
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Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento, Esq.
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