The Writers Bridge
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The Writers Bridge
June 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Copyright, Trademarks & AI Plagiarism, Oh My!
“That person stole my work!” But…did they?
You’ve seen high-profile complaints about stolen ideas, stories and pitches—even naming traditional media outlets. You’ve also heard “that writer” complain that a big movie studio stole his totally-marketable, billion-dollar idea, and thought yeah, right.
More personally, maybe you’ve considered whether you can use a brand name in your novel, or song lyrics in your memoir. Or wondered how confident you need to be in your recall of a scene to put quotation marks around remembered dialogue. Perhaps you’re moving skeptically away from—or towards—”generative” AI. (If ChatGPT helped with the research, does it get a byline?)
With our expert guest, intellectual property lawyer and author Lisa Rayne, you’ll learn what you can and can’t do to protect your work and incorporate the work of others. We’ll discuss the key legal aspects of copyright, trademarks, and AI usage that authors should know and understand.
Our special guest Lisa Rayne is an award-winning author, an intellectual property lawyer, and an advocate for the mainstream distribution of fiction that showcases multicultural protagonists.
She writes sexy contemporary and banter-laden historical romance featuring badass characters across the span of time. She’s won multiple Emma Awards and appeared on multiple Amazon bestseller lists. Her milestone historical romance centering Black protagonists, Never Cross a Highlander garnered a coveted Publishers Weekly starred review and was lauded by Kirkus Reviews as “a flawless combination of modern-day issues and old-school romance.”
As a business and intellectual property attorney, Lisa is passionate about helping creatives become savvy entrepreneurs. When she’s not writing (or working), Lisa spends her time serving as track mom to the youngest of her two daughters, binge-watching planner flip-throughs on YouTube, and plotting how to get one of her novels turned into a movie featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. To find out more, visit lisarayne.com and connect with her on social media (@authorrayne).
Join your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS), Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively, funny hour of frank talk about copyright, ideas, and publishing in an AI-aware world.
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ABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS
Allison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House, Knopf, Mantle, St. Martin’s Press, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers), Instagram (10k+), a mailing list (12k+), and Facebook (5k+), with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge.
Sharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh.
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