The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance invites you to join your fellow artists and colleagues for a Brown Bag on Wednesday, March 7th at 12pm. Come to meet or catch-up with staff from local arts and culture nonprofits and have the chance to ask questions, share experiences, and make connections. Don't forget to pack your lunch! We'll provide drinks and dessert.

Please join us for “Copyright Law and the Monkey Selfie: The Crested Macaque as Author?”

Christopher Lyon, a Partner At Simms Showers LLP, will guide us through how one obtains and protects copyrights in a particular work of art, whether that work involves the visual, literary, or performing arts. Participants should expect to leave with a basic understanding of how copyrights develop and ways those rights can be protected and monetized.

Mr. Lyon began his legal career in 2003. In his practice, he represents businesses and professionals in the areas of intellectual property protection and employment law. His practice includes counseling clients on the protection of trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. He also prosecutes, and defends, infringement actions involving the unauthorized and unlawful use of intellectual property as well as other claims involving unfair or deceptive trade practices and complex business disputes.