Recent Events

• Ms. Butler recently addressed bloggers' top legal questions at a panel discussion organized by the Women' National Book Association. A summary of her comments is posted on the Guide Through the Legal Jungle Blog.
  

Archived Media Interviews

• Joy Butler explains How to Determine if Creative Material Is Public Domain or Copyright-Protected in the one-minute how-to challenge. [Listen]
  
  
• Joy Butler talks to Steve Mullen of StartUp Bizcast about what happens When Business Partnerships Go Bad. [Listen]
  
  
• Joy Butler talks to Tom Perkins of Business Fitness Radio about Video and Book Production Legal Issues including music licensing, releases, and methods for minimizing the risk of legal claims. [Listen]
  
  
• Joy Butler talks to Philip Davis of the Name Game about The Impact of Trademark Law on Selecting A Company Name. [Listen]
  
  

Books and Publications Authored by Joy Butler

• The Cyber Citizen's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Internet Law for Your Professional Online Presence
  
  
• The Permission Seeker's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Clearing Copyrights, Trademarks, and Other Rights for Entertainment and Media Productions
  
  
• GuideThroughtheLegalJungleblog.com, a blog on entertainment and intellectual property law issues
  
  
• BusinessTransactionsblog.com, a blog on business law issues

Selected Past Presentations

• Business Law for the Internet, Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore
  
  
• Forming Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances, Capital PC Users Group
  
  
• Law for Musicians, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
  
  
• Legal Issues for Visual Artists, 10th Biennial Native Arts Network Conference
  
  
• Open Forum on Film Law Issues, Women In Film and Video