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10 Nov - Creators’ Rights In The Digital Landscape (6.30pm | London)

10 Nov - Creators’ Rights In The Digital Landscape This think tank considers the pressing issue of creators’ rights and remuneration in the digital landscape.

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Date: 10 November 2015
Location: 309 Regent St., UK

JUNE 25: Private Copy Exemption: Rightsholders And Remuneration | London | 18.30-21.00hrs

Drawing a stellar panel of experts in copyright and alternative compensation systemsfrom industry and academia - Private Copy Exemption: Rightsholders And Remuneration will consider how a levy system might effectively compensate rightsholders for private copying...

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Date: 25 June 2015
Location: Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, UK

Thinking of doing business in the USA?

Doing business in the US can be one of the fastest ways to fuel your company’s growth, expand your potential customer base and find new employees and investment capital. However, the US business and legal landscape can seem complex and unfamiliar. Join this seminar to find out more.

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Date: 18 September 2014
Location: Kingston Smith, UK

Office Hours with Cubism Law (Free Legal Advice for Startups)

**FREE LEGAL ADVICE** We're happy to be joined by Robert Taylor and Nicholas Berry from Cubism Law for our Office Hours sessions.

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Date: 12 June 2014
Location: TechHub @ Campus, UK

SME Growth Hack - Build - Brick by Brick.

Build. Brick.

Chinwag have partnered with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) for Global Entrepreneurship Week, a cornerstone of which is a free event entitled SME Growth Hack: Build. Promote. Sell. Inspire.

It takes place on 21 November in Shoreditch, London.

If you are an entrepreneur or SME with a fast-growing UK business with export potential, book your free ticket.

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Legal Blindspot: 35% of Social Media Workers Don't Know The Law

Social Media and the Law - Immediate Future

In a new research 'Social media litigation: How prepared is your business?' nearly 35% of respondents, most of whom work professionally in social media have little or no knowledge of the law.

Perhaps the most glaring legal hole is confidential data. Whilst 76% of companies worry about their secrets slipping out through social media, only 61% aren't confident that their sensitive information is protected on social media platforms.

Immediate Future who published the research have published an infographic with the key findings.

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Start-Up Diaries: Tips for Brits taking on the US

Table Crowd New York

I was part of Digital Mission to New York, and picked up some great tips for UK businesses wanting to take a bite out of the Big Apple and beyond.

Here’s a round-up of the key things you need to know before heading Stateside.

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TechHub Venture Capital Finance Workshop with W&B Legal

A case-study based workshop that will focus on the legal aspects of raising venture capital finance

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Date: 28 November 2012
Location: TechHub @ Campus, UK

ICT KTN Online Business Essential Clinics #8: Termsheet Negotiation Skills

ICT KTN Online Business Essential Clinics #8: Termsheet Negotiation Skills presented by James Paton-Philip and Jonathan Snade of Pinsent Masons LLP

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Date: 28 June 2012
Location: Pinsent Masons LLP, UK

Bootlaw March 2012 – Tax for Startups

On 28 March 2012 we will be discussing EIS and the new Seed EIS tax reliefs. Tax specialists Matt Rowbotham and Conor Brindley will take you (gently) through EIS and SEIS and will be answering questions such as: What are these schemes? Why do they matter? How valuable are they?

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Date: 28 March 2012
Location: Pinsent Masons, UK

Freedom of Tweet: Censorship, Governments, Marketers & The Law

Online freedom is a hot topic: from individual users, to the corporate world, to governments and lawmakers the challenges are coming thick and fast. This global keynote interview features Mark Stephens CBE, one of the UK’s leading legal minds, a veteran of Wikileaks & Hackgate, reknowned for his take on global freedom of speech and censorship.

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Date: 14 February 2012
Location: Design Council, UK

Bootlaw November 2011: Options for Sharing Success

On 16 November, we're going to be talking about all things to do with issuing shares or share options to your employees, advisors, contractors or new business partner - basically anyone except an investor.

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Date: 16 November 2011
Location: Pinsent Masons, UK

Bootlaw: Selling to a Corporate

On 19 October, we’re delighted to welcome Tim Bratton, General Counsel of the Financial Times, back to Bootlaw to talk about deals with early stage companies from the point of view of the buyer. Tim will mainly be discussing M&A deals based on his experiences at the FT of acquiring companies over the last 3 or 4 years.

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Date: 19 October 2011
Location: Pinsent Masons, UK

Digital Marketing London - The Law And Social

This months Digital Marketing London get together includes a presentation about how social media has changed the way the law works and is applied and will cover what we need to know as marketers and net citizens!

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Date: 27 September 2011
Location: Zigfred Von Underbelly, UK

Bootlaw: Understanding the Seed Summit Term Sheets

On Wednesday 21 September, we'll be looking at term sheets for early stage investments - and not just any old term sheets, because we'll be explaining the Seed Summit Term Sheet to give our view on what to look out for if presented with this document, or what else you need to think about if using it for your own investments.

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Date: 21 September 2011
Location: Pinsent Masons, UK