Lawyer Up: What Creators Need to Know About AI, IP, Copyright & More
Learn how to protect your work and understand your rights as a creative professional in the digital age.
Date and time
Location
Online
About this event
- 1 hour
In this Live Session, learn to navigate the complex world of intellectual property (IP), artificial intelligence (AI), and other crucial legal acronyms with expert advice, ensuring you protect your work and understand your rights as a creative professional in the digital age. In this interactive panel you’ll hear from:
- Hannah E. Taylor, Partner at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein and Selz.
- Jon Henson, Talent Manager at Underscore Talent Management.
This Session Will Cover:
- What is IP: Understanding ownership you have over the content you create and post on other platforms.
- How to navigate copyright images and music in your content and what licenses you need.
- How ownership changes if you’re incorporating AI-generated imagery or scripts.
- What to consider when working with brands and running your own creative business.
This session is for content creators of any capacity looking to monetize their work. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions live in the session. You will come away with a resource recapping themes from the session and questions to consider when reviewing your own agreements.
Panelist Bios
Hannah E. Taylor is co-chair of the Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations and Emerging Technology Groups at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein and Selz, representing clients on advertising, digital media, technology, consumer protection, branded entertainment, and intellectual property matters. Ms. Taylor has received praise in Best Lawyers in America, The Legal 500, Chambers USA, and was named as one of the Top Women Media & Advertising Lawyers in New York by Super Lawyers. In recent years, Ms. Taylor has developed particular expertise on emerging technology and how companies can use social media and other technology (including AI and blockchain) most effectively while avoiding significant legal risk.
Jon Henson is a Talent Manager at Underscore Talent Management. He helps content creators and brands drive meaningful impact and build long-lasting careers by leveraging today’s “attention economy”.
Your Host
Jayshree Mahtani is General Counsel and SVP, Operations and member of the executive team at Skillshare. With 15 years of legal experience, primarily in the content and media industries, Jayshree spearheads strategic initiatives and as a valued business partner, aligns legal expertise with commercial goals, driving Skillshare’s growth and innovation. Prior to joining Skillshare, Jayshree was the General Counsel at General Assembly, a global pioneer in tech training and talent solutions. Jayshree was also in senior leadership positions at Shutterstock and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Jayshree began her career as an associate at Weil, Gotshal and Manges.
What is a Skillshare Live Session? Join a Skillshare Live Session to create alongside Skillshare’s most inspiring teachers in an interactive, hands-on environment. When you join a Skillshare Live Session, you deepen your creative practice, strengthen your skills, and step fully into your creative potential with the support of the Skillshare community. Skillshare Live Sessions give you the opportunity to engage with your favorite teachers and ask questions along the way. You’ll leave every Skillshare Live Session feeling accomplished, having created something new with the guidance of the best creative teachers out there.