Creative Manchester

Media Law Seminars

27 September - 11 October

Essential media law advice for Creative businesses.

Manchester Metropolitan University School of Law, in partnership with JMW Solicitors LLP and Innospace, is delighted to present a series of three media law seminars designed to tackle current business issues facing creative companies.

Starting on Tuesday 27 September, guest speaker Keith Arrowsmith, partner of JMW Solicitors LLP, will examine and explore Funding Agreements, Internet and Broadcasting, and Copyright FAQs.

Tuesday 27 September - Funding
Time: 5pm (for a 5.30pm start) until 7pm

Finding funding is a challenge, but understanding the many different formats of the available financial structures can seem equally daunting. From grant funding to crowd sourcing, Keith Arrowsmith will clearly set out the traditional and emerging ways of financing projects, comparing the Dragon's Den investment model with other types of investment.

In a banker-free zone, Keith will use his experience of advising start up companies, to provide a critical review of current practice, with a focus on creative sector businesses and social enterprises.

Tuesday 4 October - Internet and Broadcasting
Time: 5pm (for a 5.30pm start) until 7pm

BBC Worldwide has announced that the iPlayer will become available to an international audience on a subscription basis using the iPad platform. ITV saw its first in-programme product placement, and more arts organisations are streaming their product using the Internet.

Keith Arrowsmith, company secretary to the Children’s Media Conference, will provide a whistle stop tour around the rules, regulations and current practice for web site owners, developers and content creators.

Tuesday 11 October - Copyright FAQs
Time: 5pm (for a 5.30pm start) until 7pm

Innovators have sought protection from the rules of copyright since the development of the printing press. With the development of the global marketplace, and digital technologies, those rules have been adapted, amended, and harmonised in an attempt to make them fit for purpose in the 21st century.

Has copyright reached its sell by date? What is Creative Commons? and 18 other frequently asked questions will be answered by Keith Arrowsmith in his introduction to arguably the most valuable and flexible of the intellectual property rights.

Cost
The cost of each seminar is £25 per person. Innospace tenants are eligible for a discounted rate of £10 per person (per seminar).

How to book
To book your place click here.

About the speaker
Keith Arrowsmith joined JMW Solicitors LLP, one of the leading law firms in the North West of England, in July 2011. He specialises in intellectual property law for commercial and charitable clients and deals with the creation, evaluation, protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights. Keith has previously worked in London and Sheffield, building a reputation in the digital, arts, entertainment and creative sectors.

About our supporters
Innospace is a graduate business incubator, supporting MMU graduates and others to set up businesses, but now broadened to include non-graduates, MMU staff and students, spin-out businesses from MMU, freelancers, homeworkers and social enterprises. We support start-ups across all sectors, but the core focus is on high-growth companies, particularly in the digital and creative sector. If you are looking for start-up office space we can help. Prices from £45 per month.