Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture resident organization California Lawyers For The Arts (CLA) offers online Zoom seminars and phone consultations and has compiled an extensive digital resource guide for the arts community.

“Copyright Infringement & Idea Theft: Protecting Your Work In The Digital Age” Zooms in on Wednesday, November 14, 2024, 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. ($5 to $20) (Register in advance.) Contact Chloe.Sherkat@CALawyersForTheArts.org for a fee waiver or the student discount code.

“Filmmakers Phone-In Legal Clinic” takes place on the phone on Thursday, December 5, 2024, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Each participant receives an appointment for a 20- to 30-minute call. ($10 to $20) (Register in advance by 5:00 p.m. PST November 27, 2024.) Contact clinics@CALawyersForTheArts.org with any questions.

“Non-Profit Formation” happens via Zoom on Thursday, January 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Casey Summar, Managing Partner for The Law Firm For Non-Profits, leads the discussion. ($10 to $20) (Register in advance)

CLA also has an active YouTube channel with digital archives of many seminars that can be viewed for free 24 hours per day on a daily basis. Access the entire “Relax With Tax For Artists & Creatives” series, as well as educational resources about bookkeeping, merchandising, intellectual property law, music production, publishing, and many more topics.