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FEATURED ARTIST:
Ben Hopkins
"I feel lucky to be working in the industry here and now in any capacity, even if the digital art revolution has largely displaced traditional freelance illustration."
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LEGALITIES #31
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Creating brand images for your client—who owns what rights?
Linda Joy Kattwinkel discusses the difference between Trademarks and Copyrights and where they overlap.
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NEW GUEST COLUMNIST FEATURE:
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"Confessions on An Inside (the Newsroom) Man" or The Clock is Ticking:
Our guest columnist is illustrator Dan Hubig, who muses about a career of reinvention.
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OTHER NEWS
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Guild members: Do you have interesting professional news of note like awards you've won, jobs of distinction, new books you've published, etc? We'd like to tell people about it. Email your answers to the Incite editor.

Check here for the latest sales tax regulations and the history of our effort to change sales tax laws for graphic artists in California.

Orphan works is the hot national issue, now. Visit the Guild Advocacy page to see how you can contribute. Read Linda Joy's column on H.R. 5439.

If you know of news or events that might interest other member of the NorCal Graphic Artists Guild, please email us your submissions.

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NATIONAL NEWS!
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The Graphic Artists Guild works hard to raise industry standards and improve the ability of visual creators to achieve satisfying and rewarding careers. Your national Advocacy Committee has been hard at work on recent issues such as fighting copyright infringements by major web portals, and health insurance issues. Click here to read about what the Guild is doing for you!
     

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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11.13.07
GUILD LECTURE & MIXER
Richard Cross, Accountant, EA, FATP
on Tax Planning for the Graphic Artist
While there is still time to do something about it! Join us and find out how you can prepare for tax time, ahead of time.
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12.04.07
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
This is a monthly meeting of all the Chapter Committee Chairs and Chapter Officers convening to discuss past and future activities. All members are invited to attend. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 4th, 6:30 p.m., Taylor's Refresher at the Ferry Building. If you are planning to attend the meeting please email Ben Hopkins to RSVP.

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THROUGH 02.24.08
NOW SEE THIS !
A Monthly Compilation of Inspiring
Things to See –Gathered by Chad Cameron
Check out Chad's action-packed list of fun, creative things to do in the Bay Area!
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