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Copyrights, trademarks, contracts, liabilities. No one's exempt from these concerns, not even artists. Selected Resources.

Fortunately there are online resources, and where that's not enough, there are organizations of kind-hearted lawyers (you read that right) who essentially donate their time to artists and their concerns. They provide legal services and advice at no or low cost, and the organization's Web sites typically contain downloadable sample contracts and other publications. Links in the box to the right will guide you to regional directories of these lawyers' organizations.

Other artists' organizations also offer articles, advice and other resourse. We've listed so some of the better ones we've found below.
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# Web Link Hits
1   Link   Lawyers for the Creative Arts
This Chicago organization, around now for 30 years, is a great example of a regional lawyer's group generous enough to volunteer to help artists. Another is the St. Louis. 		224
2   Link   Starving Artists Law
A great guide to copyright and trademark law. Plus, specialized sections focused by discipline--music, writing, online, etc. Also provides links to dispute resolution resources, and the news section tracks arts-law developments.
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3   Link   ArtBusiness
This site's based in San Francisco, and includes some regionally focused material. But check out the full list of a Articles for Artists. The list actually contains a motherlode of useful articles about several topics--including pricing art, dealing with galleries, tax issues and much more. 		392
4   Link   NYFA Interactive
This full-featured site from the New York Foundation for the Arts offers a treasure chest of artists resources, like a searchable database of grant sources. Is also publishes understandable articles on all aspects of arts-business. 		243
5   Link   US Copyright Office
US Copyright Office 		129
6   Link   US Patent and Trademark Office
US Patent and Trademark Office 		165

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