Art and Law Workshop: Copyright Licensing and Assignments | How to Manage Your “Bundle of Sticks”

Join the Center for Art Law for a workshop on licensing and assignments with copyright law. This workshop will explore how to manage your copyrights, your “bundle of sticks,” when contracting for different types of licensing and assignment agreements. This will also examine how to differentiate between types of rights, including reproduction, distribution, subsequent transfers, and duration.

About the Speaker:

Christina Pannos | Founder and Partner |Pannos Law, LLC

Christina Pannos is owner and founder of Pannos Law, LLC, a law firm that specializes in representing and advocating for nonprofit organizations. Christina has advised and represented clients in contract negotiation, corporate and non-profit structure, intellectual property protection and registration, commercial real estate leasing, employment, antitrust and data privacy. She has managed and represented an international art gallery and has worked for major international auction houses and museums in London and Chicago. Christina has presented to groups on issues including effective contract negotiation; licensing intellectual property; risk management; and data privacy, social media and security.

Christina attended Northwestern University (B.A. in Anthropology) and DePaul University College of Law (J.D.) She has a Masters in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute in London.  Christina is an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law teaching several legal drafting courses: Art Market Transactions;Intellectual Property Licensing; and Legal Drafting: Transactions, which provides law students with the unique opportunity to learn nuances of drafting contracts for visual artists, galleries, and museums.