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Hey, that's mine! Brian Newman, Archinect Sessions's Legal Correspondent, on who owns architectural designs

2015-02-10T18:28:00-05:00

Archinect Sessions is proud to have Brian Newman of Dykema Gossett PLLC as our official legal correspondent, offering insight into the legal quagmire of architectural practice. Brian is a regular guest on the podcast, dishing out advice to make every architect better informed and protected under the law.

On Episode #1 4, "His bjark is BIGger than his bjite", Brian explains who owns architectural designs, and breaks down some copyright law basics. Listen below:

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Want to ask Brian something specifically, or suggest a future topic for him to cover on the podcast? Send us your legal questions through connect@archinect.com, #archinectsessions on Twitter, or leave a message at (213) 784-7421.

3rd Party Liability: Brian Newman, Archinect Session's legal correspondent, explains how a pivotal supreme court case is changing architects' liability

2015-02-03T14:25:00-05:00

On Episode #1 3, "Elizabeth Timme Gives no F*cks", Paul spoke with Brian about a landmark California Supreme Court case against SOM, that has massive repercussions for architects' liability. Listen below:

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Want to ask Brian something specifically, or suggest a future topic for him to cover on the podcast? Send your legal questions to us via email at connect@archinect.com, through Twitter #archinectsessions, or leave a message at (213) 784-7421.

Get it in writing: Brian Newman, Archinect Sessions' Legal Correspondent, on the importance of contracts

2015-01-28T12:56:00-05:00

On Episode #12, "Talking Multicultural Modernism with Steven Ehrlich", Paul spoke with Brian about the incredible importance of the contract, for every party involved in an architectural transaction.

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Can't we all just get along? Brian Newman, Archinect Session's legal correspondent, explains the many modes of disputes and resolutions

2015-01-20T11:14:00-05:00

On Episode #11, Another Year Another Architecture, Paul spoke with Brian about the many forms of disputes and resolution – from straight-up talking it out, to taking it to the Supreme Court. Listen below:

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Is unpaid work ever legal? Brian Newman, Archinect Sessions' Legal Correspondent, answers the question.

2015-01-13T18:47:00-05:00

Need legal advice? Sure you do, all architects could use some. Archinect Sessions is proud to have Brian Newman of Dykema Gossett PLLC as our official legal correspondent, offering insight into the legal quagmire of architectural practice. Brian is a regular guest on the podcast, dishing out info on internships, how to negotiate a contract, and when to take things to court. We've extracted his segments to better focus directly on his wisdom.

Brian made his podcasting debut on Episode #10, Powers of 10 with Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic at the LA Times. In that episode, Paul spoke with Brian about when unpaid work is legal (and when it certainly isn't). Listen to their conversation below:

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