Q&A
Education and resources for copyright, licensing, and intellectual property protection
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Council Member Rivera inquires about education and resources provided for copyright, licensing, and intellectual property protection, especially for emerging artists. Commissioner Cumbo discusses available resources.
- DCLA itself doesn't provide these resources, but other agencies like the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOM) do
- MOM offers various programs related to the creative workforce, including training for TV and film industry roles
- Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is mentioned as a valuable resource for artists needing legal support
Laurie Cumbo
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Our agency specifically does not, but MOM does provide that type of education and internship opportunities.
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I would definitely look into MOM.
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Hopefully they can join us the next time we participate in this because the mayor's office have had they have a number of programs dedicated to pathways into the city's creative workforce.
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I'll just read off some of them.
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Their made in New York PA training program prepares New York City residents ages 18 and up for entry level positions in the TV and film industry.
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Unemployed and low income New York City residents are eligible for the 4 week training and 2 years of job placement support as production assistance on film, TV, commercial and music video sets.
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A study released in 2023 found that over the 15 years of the program, there was a marked increase in diversity, over the 15 years of the program within New York City's film and TV industry and a 128% increase in salaries over 5 years of program graduates.
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MOM's post production training program made in NY animation project media MKRS programs provide additional career support for people working across the city's creative sectors.
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MOM works with the Department of Small Business Services and Brooklyn Workforce Innovations to run these successful programs.
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And so that that's just one of the major programs that they do.
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But I'd also like to suggest for many young people, I went through or worked with them with volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, which was an incredible program that helped me when I was founding, the Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora and Arts.
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They helped in tremendous ways in terms of, providing that level of support.
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And they do have internship opportunities there as well.