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Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Field Program

The Arts & Entertainment Advocacy Field Program represents artists and small businesses in the arts in copyright and related areas of law. Past projects include:

  • Filing amicus briefs in groundbreaking copyright litigation in federal circuit courts and the Supreme Court;
  • Representing arts clients in agency proceedings including testifying in administrative hearings and roundtables;
  • Counseling clients launching various arts-oriented businesses;
  • Counseling a documentary filmmaker on aspects of her production work; and
  • Interacting with foreign government representatives on IP treaties.

Program class sessions include significant opportunities to meet with and learn from industry and law-firm leaders. Students will be mentored in their client work by practitioners in the Washington, D.C. area. Students also participate in artist counseling sessions organized in partnership with entities such as the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts. Student advisors are required to attend class meetings, check in meetings, and conduct significant out of class work for clients.

Credits: 2 per semester
Program Length: Fall and/or Spring
Program Director(s): TBD
Application Process: TBD

For more information, read our course catalog descriptor.

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