In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Jim Grace, to discuss what copyright is and understanding copyright infringement. Learn about the way cities are handling the creation of artist communities and the challenges that come with it when you tune into this lovely episode.

Guest: Jim Grace is the Executive Director of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (A&BC). A practicing attorney, he previously served as the Executive Director of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts (VLA) from 1998 until 2008. Jim has extensive experience working with artists and arts organizations in the areas of legacy planning, publishing law, public art and social practice art projects, copyright, nonprofit incorporation and mergers, negotiation training, real estate development of creative spaces, and nonprofit board development. Jim was an adjunct professor for Boston University’s Masters in Arts Administration Program for more than five years where he co-taught a course on Legal Issues in Arts Administration. As a national leader in the field, Jim trains locally and nationally on a variety of board, legal and artist professional development topics.

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