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Cynthia is an experienced intellectual property and entertainment lawyer with a practice spanning copyright, trademark, fair use, licensing, advertising, and technology transfer issues. She represents publishers, advertisers, advertising agencies, filmmakers, producers, performing artists, visual artists, songwriters, authors, graphic designers, health care companies, colleges and universities, trade associations, and software developers.
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Professional & Community |
Advertising Association of Baltimore
Board Member
Baltimore Downtown Partnership
Safety Providers Network, 1992-1995
Downtown Panhandling Committee, 1993
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Board Member
Friends School Parents Association, 2002-2004
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, 1990-1995
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts
Board Member
Editor, MLA Arts Brief
Maryland State Bar Association
Section on Entertainment and Sports Law
Section on Intellectual Property
Mount Royal Improvement Association
Safety Coordinating Counsel, 1994-1995
University of Baltimore
Adjunct Professor, Copyright and Publishing Law, 2001-2003
University of Maryland School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Entertainment and Sports Law
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Publications & Presentations |
Presenter,"Writer's Workshop," Maryland Lawyers for the Arts, CityLit Project, 2008
Author, "Artists and Moral Rights: Do You Have Any?" MLA Arts Brief, Maryland Lawyers for the Arts, 2008
Presenter, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Ads Can Cause Trouble," Minnesota Free Paper Association Winter Conference, 2008
Author, "Background Music in Sports-Sampling, Copyright Law and the Infringing Gymnast," Maryland Bar Journal, 2007
Presenter, "These Rules Stink," Regulatory Compliance Issues for Free Community Paper Publishers, Association of Free Community Papers Annual Conference, 2007
Panelist, "Legal Issues in Mix Tapes," Howard University Law School Sports Entertainment Law Student Association, 2007
Presenter, "Copyright and Fair Use for Artists and Arts Educators, Maryland Institute College of Art MFA Program, 2007
Presenter, "Legal Issues in Advertising," Ad Pros of Des Moines, 2006
Presenter, "Internet Issues for Publishers," Independent Free Papers of American Annual Conference, 2006
Presenter, "Advertising and Internet Issues for Publishers," Southern Advertising Publishers Association, 2006
Presenter, "Publishers Roundtable -- Legal Issues for Publishers," MidAtlantic Community Publishers Association Spring Conference, 2006
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