Behind every great piece of writing is a skilled editor – and a few legal questions waiting in the margins. From copyright and privacy to AI and defamation risks, literary editors play a key role in navigating the rules that govern the publishing process. Join Lawyers for the Creative Arts for an accessible educational program on what every literary editor should know. We’ll walk through the essentials, highlight recent cases, help editors understand their responsibilities and how to minimize legal risks, and offer practical insight to help you protect yourself and your work. Bring your questions, there will be time for Q&A. About the Speaker: Steven L. Baron, Baron Harris Healey For more than 35 years, Steve Baron has counseled businesses on intellectual property and media matters and helped clients resolve complex commercial disputes. His experience includes protecting and advising on trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets, defamation, privacy, right of publicity, advertising, and marketing. Steve represents media and entertainment clients’ best interests in federal and state courts, administrative tribunals, arbitrations, and mediations. His clients also include publishers, authors, podcasters, advertising and marketing agencies, graphic artists, recording companies and recording artists, information technology businesses, Internet retailers, and other businesses with intellectual property and publishing issues. Steve advises clients on evaluating and protecting their intellectual property and business assets. He helps businesses select trademarks, obtain registrations from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and manage trademark portfolios. He also counsels clients on copyright protection and aids them in registering works with the Copyright Office. Publishers benefit from his guidance on matters involving rights of publicity and privacy. At the same time, he leverages his extensive experience as a litigator to draft, review, and negotiate many commercial agreements, including intellectual property licenses and assignments, software escrow agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, work-made-for-hire agreements, employment agreements, merchant agreements, and website terms of use and privacy policies. More at https://www.bhhlawfirm.com/attorneys/steven-baron/ Steven L. Baron, Baron Harris Healey
