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Saturday, August 1 • 11:00am - 11:50am
FYeah Copyrights & Fanworks 2: Mainstreaming the Boogaloo

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For almost 15 years, Heidi's been talking, posting, tweeting and presenting on copyright/trademark issues and how they intersect with fandom, fans and inspired creativity. This session compresses her Transmedia/IP Law class into an hour, with info about what's going on in Congress, the FCC and the courts on topics like the Trans Pacific Partnership, Fair Use, use of trademarks within storytelling, and an inside view of website/service Terms of Use.
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Heidi Tandy

Attorney, Berger Singerman, LLP
Heidi is a copyright/trademark attorney with a focus on brand protection and fair use; she is Of Counsel with Price Benowitz.Heidi wrote the chapter on Harry Potter in SmartPopBooks' FIC, founded FictionAlley and FYeahCopyright, and serves on the Legal Committee for the Organization... Read More →

Saturday August 1, 2015 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
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