Recovering Nazi-Looted Art
On April 30, 2019, a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled that a Pissarro painting valued at $30 million, looted by Nazis, legally belonged to a Spanish museum that acquired it under suspicious circumstances, denying the claims of the heirs of its rightful owner, culminating a 20 year court battle. Claude Cassirer, et al. vs. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation.
Arts attorneys Daniel McClean and Greg Victoroff will discuss the case, the decision and implications going forward.
When: Monday, May 20, 2019 – 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Greg Victoroff & Associates, 11355 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064.
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials will be provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars, 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, May 17, 2019 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Law Arts Seminars has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one hour (1 hour).** Students and BHBA, LACS, CSEL, GAG, IFTA, ADAC, ASMP, CCI and CLA members receive $5.00 off registration.
Fair Use in Feature, Documentary & Student Films
Los Angeles IP attorney Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will discuss legal issues attorneys address when representing documentary filmmakers and screenwriters using preexisting content (music, art, text) without permission, including copyrights, rights of privacy and publicity in newsgathering and reporting, insurance contracts and more.
When: Monday, March 18, 12019 – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m..
Where: Emerson College – LA 5960 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California 90028
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, March 15, 2019 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Law Arts Seminars has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one and one half hours (1.5 hours).Fair Use in Documentary Films
Los Angeles IP attorney Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will discuss legal issues attorneys address when representing documentary filmmakers and screenwriters using preexisting content (music, art, text) without permission, including copyrights, rights of privacy and publicity in newsgathering and reporting, insurance contracts and more.
When: Friday, October 12, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas 75206
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, October 20, 2017 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Law Arts Seminars has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one and one half hours (1.5 hours).Writer’s Rights
Los Angeles IP attorney Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will discuss legal issues attorneys address when representing screenwriters, novelists, journalists and other writers, including copyrights, rights of privacy and publicity in newsgathering and reporting, literary option/purchase agreements, collaboration contracts and more.
When: Saturday October 13, 2018 – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m..
Where: Los Angeles Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave., Van Nuys, California 91401
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, October 12, 2018 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Law Arts Seminars has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one hour (1 hour).Legal Issues for Graphic Artists
Los Angeles IP attorney Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will discuss legal issues attorneys address when representing illustrators, graphic artists, book and web designers, including copyrights, trademarks, photography law, rights of privacy and publicity, employment, work made for hire contracts and more.
When: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Edward Cella Art + Architecture, 2754 S. La Cienega Los Angeles, CA 90034
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Monday January 29, 2017 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Law Arts Seminars has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one and one half hours (1.5 hours).Perils of Artistic Expression in Trump’s America
Libel, Censorship and the New World Order
Los Angeles Constitutional and First Amendment lawyer, Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will discuss threats to free expression posed by President Trump and implications for authors, artists and journalists facing threats of libel and defamation suits.
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Social Public Arts Resources, 685 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90291
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Monday January 9, 2017 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Law Arts Seminars has been approved as a continuing legal education provider of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. This program will qualify for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of one and one half hours (1.5 hours).Art Law Fundamentals
Los Angeles IP and arts attorney Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will cover art law fundamentals including copyrights, trademarks and rights of publicity in fine and commercial art, moral rights, gallery contracts and more.
When: Monday, November 2, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p-.m.
Where: Leader Gorham, LLP, 1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 390 Los Angeles, CA 90025 – (Free and metered street parking on La Grange.)
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, October 30, 2015 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Recovering Nazi-Looted Art, Sculptural Copyrights, Appropriationism
Los Angeles attorney Laura Brill, Esq. (www.kbkfirm.com/attorneys/laura-brill) will discussher efforts to recover Nazi-looted art in Claude Cassirer vs. the Kingdom of Spain, and the Thyssen – Bornemisza Collection Foundation. Arts and IP attorney Michael Kuznetsky, Esq. (www.kuzlaw.com) will discuss his copyright infringement victory against billionaire Russian developer Igor Olenicoff in Wakefield v. Olenicoff, Greg Victoroff, Esq. (www.victoroff-law.com) will discuss appropriationism in visual art involving artists Fairey, Prince, Warhol, Koons and others, and the California Resale Royalties Act after Sam Francis, etc., et al., vs. Sotheby’s, Christies; eBay,
When: Monday, November 9, 2015 – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Timothy Yarger Fine Art 354 N. Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills.
How to Register: $60.00 in advance, $65.00 at the door.** Written materials will be provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars, 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, November 6, 2015 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Guarding Marilyn
53 years after the death of Marilyn Monroe, various court rulings have stripped the deceased celebrity of her post-mortem rights of publicity under California Civil Code §3344.1. CMG Counsel Christina Chang, Esq. (invited) and arts attorney Greg Victoroff, Esq. will discuss the efficacy of alternate legal theories protecting the name, voice, likeness and property of this immortal icon.
When: Monday, November 16, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Where: Leader Gorham, LLP, 1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 390 Los Angeles, CA 90025 – (Free and metered street parking on La Grange.)
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials will be provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to: Law Arts Seminars, 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, November 13, 2015 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
Forming Non-Profit Arts Organizations Under IRS Code Section 501 (c)(3)
Non-Profit corporate attorney and UCLA Anderson School professor of non-profit corporate and business law, Jane Guerin, Esq. will cover the basic legal issues and documentation required to form a non-profit arts corporation in California and achieve state and federal tax exempt status. Topics will include: Corporate formation articles and by-laws, section 501(c)(3) exemption requirements, nonprofit governance, unrelated business income tax, prohibited private inurement and public benefit, executive compensation, alternatives to forming a nonprofit corporation.
When: Monday, November 23, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Where: Leader Gorham, LLP, 1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 390 Los Angeles, CA 90025 – (Free and metered street parking on La Grange.)
How to Register: $40.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door.** Written materials will be provided. Cash and checks only, payable and mailed to:: Law Arts Seminars, 15332 Antioch St., Box 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Pre-registration must be received by Friday, November 20, 2015 for pre-registration discount. Seating is limited. Voice mail pre-registration is strongly recommended (310) 266-4443.
** Students and BHBA, LACS, CSEL, GAG, IFTA, ADAC, ASMP, CCI and CLA members receive $5.00 off registration.