Creators and Their Advocates on How Writers • Photographers • Illustrators • Designers • Dramatists • Songwriters • Composers Are Being Taken Advantage of and What They Can Do About It May 11, 2022 Free – Attend Any or All Panels at No Cost! Register Landing Page https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/creators-conference-288359 PANEL 1 11 am – 12:30 pm ET (10 am CT, 9 am MT, 8 am PT) Working for free/paying to work: Contests, crowdsourcing, and publishing platforms The ways in which creators are asked to work for free abound, from contests to hiring homework to publishing and crowdsourcing platforms. What do we need to look out for, and how can we push back against these practices? Register for Panel 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/working-for-freepaying-to-work-tickets-320859438217 PANEL 2 1:30 – 3 pm ET (12:30 pm CT, 11:30 am MT, 10:30 am PT) Contracts and terms: The unethical, the unenforceable, and the unavoidable Creative professionals are often bound by client-supplied contracts, and publishing platforms require standardized contracts. Be aware of terms such as work-made-for-hire language, wage skimming, and non-compete clauses. Register for Panel 2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/contracts-and-terms-the-unethical-the-unenforceable-and-the-unavoidable-tickets-320912416677?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch PANEL 3 4 – 5:30 pm ET (3 pm CT, 2 pm MT, 1 pm PT) Copyrights and Rights Grabs: How your work is taken, and how you can protect your rights Infringers utilize ingenious ways to steal our work, while companies openly engage in rights grabs. What can we do individually, and what can we do collectively to advocate for policy changes, to protect ourselves against rights grabs? Register for Panel 3 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copyrights-and-rights-grabs-tickets-320947792487 https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/creators-conference-288359?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=8d140c95d2&mc_eid=8120fd7bc3 Mark Monlux Grand PooBah Monlux Illustration https://www.behance.net/markmonlux W: 253-471-0820 C: 253-304-5683