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May 20, 2020 6 tweets 5 min read
Hi, Jon. #CASEAct is pro family in that it allows independent creators & small "mom-n-pop" businesses a means of possibly protecting their families' incomes against #copyright infringement. It is #Covid_19 related because... 1/2 ... these same families livelihoods have been decimated w/ #StayAtHome orders cancelling events, photo shoots, etc. Pro photographers generally have two income streams: assignments & the licensing of #copyrighted material. (Same as musicians w/ royalties) so... 2/3
May 15, 2020 57 tweets 26 min read
We're live with ASMP's Wednesday Webinar. Join us here or live on @Facebook facebook.com/asmpnational/v… Mike Klipper is updating us on the additional relief legislation now being considered by the House. Dems and Reps are "very far apart." The President has dubbed the legislation "Dead on Arrival." #HeroesAct
May 8, 2020 46 tweets 22 min read
Live tweeting ASMP's Friday Town Hall. @LindseyBest in CA asking @MaddreyPLLC about the problem of jobs shot in 2019 paying in 2020. Maddrey: "This is related to the #W2/#1099 problem. We've read & read & there's no clear guidance. Now we're calling them. We'll get an answer." Now on to the featured attraction...