John Winemiller, an intellectual property lawyer with the Maryville firm
of Merchant and Gould, will lay out the writers’ essentials of libel,
slander, copyright and intellectual property law at the Thursday, Feb. 5
meeting of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild.
The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater at the corner of
Laurel Avenue and 16th Streets in Forth Sanders and is open to the public.
Refreshments are served, and a $1 donation is requested at the door. The
building is handicapped accessible.
Winemiller said his talk is aimed at helping writers get a better
understanding of what work can be subject to copyright. “I’m going to talk
about what copyright protection means as a practical matter and what
problems can arise regarding copyright – when writers get into trouble and
when writers have a claim against other people.”
He describes legal scenarios regarding creative work that boil down to who
can use what and when. “Like, when can a writer use another writer’s work
in the creation of a new work? When can someone use a writer’s work for
an educational or public purpose? Or, if I sell soda, when can I use your
poem?”
In addition to his expertise in creative work and intellectual property,
Winemiller is also trained in the scholarly study of music.
The Knoxville Writers’ Guild offers monthly meetings, writers’ groups and
periodic workshops for local writers. It receives the support of WUOT 91.9
FM. Visit www.knoxvillewritersguild.org.
For more information, contact:
Kelly Norrell
Publicity Chair
The Knoxville Writers’ Guild
806-0132
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