Speaker of the day – Naomi Sarega

Ms. Naomi Sarega is the Supervising Attorney for The Law Firm of Higbee & Associate’s Copyright Division. She handles all aspects of copyright law, but primarily represents photographers and all creative professionals by helping them enforce their copyrights and protect their creative works.

Ms. Sarega has litigated hundreds of copyright cases and helped the firm’s clients recover nearly 40 million dollars through copyright enforcement. Her clients range from the world’s largest news agencies, such as AP and Agence France-Presse to aspiring individual photographers. Ms. Sarega is also an expert on overcoming the challenges associated with obtaining registration certificates from the United States Copyright Office for historic photo archives. 

Ms. Sarega is licensed to practice law in California, Indiana, and Georgia as well as federal courts in additional states. 

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Sarega attended UCLA where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and was a member of the women’s gymnastics team her freshman year before retiring from her athletic career. Her favorite pastimes include traveling and hiking with her two dogs, Rocky and Rambo. 

Naomi

 

14.45 to 15.00
Copyright Enforcement in the US
 
 An overview of the opportunities for European rights holders to generate significant income by stopping copyright infringement in the US.   Answers to common questions about the different approaches and costs to copyright enforcement, the relevance of copyright registration, and the new copyright small claims court.  
 
Speaker: Naomi Sarega, Higbee & Associates

Greco conference room, ground floor of Convention Center

 

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