Berkshire Art Kitchen
Cooking up Creativity, Connection & Change!
June 2009
Free Legal Clinic for Artists, Musicians & Others > Thursday, June 11 5-7pm
Where do you turn when you have a legal question regarding art, business, copyright law, tax law, housing issues, or any other potentially complicated matter. . . and your budget is tight? 

FREE LEGAL CLINICStart with a free intake session during the Free Legal Clinic at BAK on June 11th from 5-7pm.

The Free Legal Clinic of Berkshire County will conduct FREE confidential intakes to help determine the appropriate attorney or community organization that can help you resolve your matter. 

The Free Legal Clinic's referral service is absolutely free.  If you are able to, please show your support for FLC's critical services by making a tax-deductible contribution to make sure others can benefit from this invaluable community resource.

For more information, please call 413.854.1955

Special Talk by Attorney Paul Rapp    -------->    Thursday, June 11, 7-9pm

Creatives: Protect your most valuable assets!
Space is limited -please call to reserve a spot.
$15 prepaid or $20 at the door.

All proceeds benefit the Berkshire Art Kitchen

Paul Rapp Talks About Intellectual Property & Copyright Myths
Paul RappInformation, including text, images, sounds, and ideas, increasingly has become the currency of modern society. More than ever, those who create, own, and maintain such information need to protect and preserve their assets.

A fascinating speaker and a man of many talents, Attorney Paul Rapp will talk about the do's and do not's of exposing your creative output, and protecting it from exploitation.

Paul Rapp has represented and advised businesses, organizations and individuals in the creative sphere since 1989.  He has represented artists of every type, civic organizations, small businesses, and multinational corporations. Paul is a seasoned litigator, having represented various clients in state and federal courts in matters including copyright, trademark, the Visual Artists Rights Act, cybersquatting, defamation, civil rights, breach of contract, and commercial collections.  Since 1999, Paul has held the position of adjunct professor of law at Albany Law School, teaching Art & Entertainment Law and Copyright Law.

To learn more fascinating facts about our Guest Speaker and the topics he'll be speaking about, visit Paul Rapp's website.

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Berkshire Art Kitchen  | 400 Main Street  |  Great Barrington, MA 01230 

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BAK is open most Wednesdays - Saturdays 11-5pm
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