Friday, Nov. 6 Each week that goes by, creators and small business owners are continuing to struggle to stay afloat in this pandemic. And it doesn’t seem like Washington is going to be figuring out their response anytime soon. In this ASMP Town Hall sponsored by Sony, ASMP General Counsel Thomas Maddrey will take a look at the latest updates to the Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, and other state-level resources,...
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On Friday, August 14, ASMP introduced the ASMP's Health + Safety Guide for COVID-19: A Protocol for Visual Creators. We are extremely proud to host two of the principal authors of the Guide, Dr. Saskia Popescu and Dr. James Phillips. This conversation and live Q&A with ASMP General Counsel Thomas Maddrey will be a great opportunity to hear the latest best practices from the source and ask your questions. Meet the Speakers Dr. Saskia Popescu is...
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Join ASMP General Counsel Thomas Maddrey and ASMP National Board Member and Treasurer Gabriella Marks as they tackle the latest news and developments in the programs that are critical to all photographers and small business owners. Tom discusses how the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) repayment applications are progressing, how the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is still providing funding, and how the expiration of the PUA and unemployment programs are creating new legislation in...
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On Friday, ASMP held a not-so-regular Town Hall. ASMP National Board Chair Marianne Lee introduced the new ASMP CEO James Edmund Datri. View their conversation. Read more about our new CEO.
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For this week's Town Hall, we bring it back to one of the most important things that affect each and every photographer and small business owner: copyright. Starting with a review of the CASE Act and the benefits of its passage by ASMP Executive Director Tom Kennedy, we pivot to reviewing the basics of copyright law, check on the new rules and court rulings, discuss fair use and registration and so much more. Of course,...
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ASMP pre-empted our regularly scheduled Friday Town Hall in recognition of Juneteenth. Our distinguished guest is award-winning journalist, educator, speaker and editor Mary C. Curtis. The current American moment is not only about George Floyd. It’s not only about law enforcement. It’s about the systemic racism that has been present in our society and culture since before the country’s founding. It affects every facet of American life. “Unless we consider that history, it is impossible…
Today, America is contending with twin pandemics. These two – systemic racism and COVID-19 – must be addressed, and each of us has a role to play in defeating them. In this week’s ASMP Friday Town Hall No.13, “The Movement and The Moment: A Town Hall in Two Parts,” Executive Director Tom Kennedy’s special guest is Archy LaSalle, a fine art photographer based in Boston and the founder of “WHERE ARE ALL THE BLACK PEOPLE…
In light of recent national events and in the interest of catalyzing individual and collective reflection on what we need to do to move our country forward, ASMP pre-empted this week’s regularly scheduled Friday Town Hall. Instead, we hosted “From 1968 to 2020: America Again at a Crossroads.” We were honored to have Professor Leon Dash of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and photographer/filmmaker Samantha Isom as our distinguished guests for this program. Professor...
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ASMP COVID-19 Town Hall Q&A – May 29, 2020 Updates and new material about COVID-19 and other topics featuring ASMP General Counsel Tom Maddrey, Copyright Attorney Michael Klipper and ASMP Executive Director Tom Kennedy. Please visit our COVID-19 Info Hub to see more and follow us on Twitter @ASMP
ASMP COVID-19 Town Hall Q&A – May 22, 2020 Certified Public Accountant Trish Jeffrey joins ASMP Executive Director Tom Kennedy, ASMP General Counsel Tom Maddrey and ASMP Advocacy Counsel Mike Klipper for the 10th weekly open forum addressing the challenges photographers and their support teams face during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss recent advocacy efforts, the newly released PPP Loan Forgiveness application that came out last Friday night, as well as some brand new…