[okfn-discuss] Free seminar for artists and creative entrepreneurs

Thu Jan 17 17:39:55 UTC 2008

(Excuse cross posting)

Free seminar with UK's leading social media expert for artists and
creative entrepreneurs

Are you a writer, musician, film maker or visual artist? Or maybe you
work as a manager, promoter, or executive in the music, publishing,
film/TV or visual arts industries? Whether you are creative, a
creative entrepreneur, or working at any level in the creative
industries, you'll have seen, or experienced, how the internet is
'changing everything'. You'll probably have heard that the web is
killing culture and your industry along with it. But the internet
creates exciting new ways to distribute and promote creative works and
should be seen by the creative industries as an opportunity rather
than a threat.

Free culture - giving versions of creative works away, and even
allowing others to copy, distribute, sample or create derivative works
from them - is at the heart of these new opportunities. This approach
seems alien to many in the creative world who assume that free culture
cannot generate income, but a freer attitude to cultural distribution
will help you connect with a new audience, to develop a more engaged
audience and even to make new business connections.

The Creative Business in the Digital Era seminar, presented by Suw
Charman, will help you understand the opportunities presented by open
IP (intellectual property) and how being open should be a central part
of your creative business model.

Who should come?
You could be a C-level executive or an independent creator, or anyone
in between, from any size of company:

    * C-level executives, independents, freelances, entrepreneurs,
corporates, SMEs
    * musicians, record labels, music publishing companies
    * writers, journalists, publishers
    * film makers, production companies, broadcasters
    * visual artists, photographers, artists, illustrators and designers

When and where is it?
The Creative Business in the Digital Era seminar will be delivered as
a single full-day course, and as an evening course repeated on two
days:

    * Day Course: 17 March 08, 9.00am to 5.30pm
    * Evening Course: 18 March 08, 6.00pm to 9.00pm
    * Evening Course: 19 March 08, 6.00pm to 9.00pm

All courses will be held at 01zero-one in central London (main
entrance is on Hopkins Street):

Westminster Kingsway College
Soho Centre
Peter Street
London W1F 0HS

Cost
This is a subsidised course and is free to attendees. We will even
provide attendees with lunch and refreshments.

How do I apply?
Visit http://www.openrightsgroup.org/creativebusiness/blog/cbde-application-pack/
and download our Application Pack. The closing date is 15th February
2008, and we will respond to all applicants by 29 February 2008.

Any questions?
Contact Suw Charman or Michael Holloway at creativebusiness at openrightsgroup.org

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Michael Holloway

Operations Manager, The Open Rights Group
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7096 1079 / +44 (0) 7974 566 823
Skype: mhholloway
Web: http://www.openrightsgroup.org
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7070 7011
Office: 7th floor, 100 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8AL, UK