Kohel Haver
Partner
artcop@aol.com
Kohel Haver practices in the areas working with creative people and the arts – including a specialty in copyright and related intellectual property, technology and business law. Kohel has been serving the arts community for all of his professional life – including service on the boards of directors.
Education
- J.D., Northwestern Law School at Lewis and Clark College
- B.S., Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Art and the Law Workshops
- “Artist Contracts – Copyright and Licensing,” Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland
- “Art and Law – Some Pointers – Seminar,” Art Department Portland Community College
- “Copyright and Contracts and the WWW,” Portland Art Institute, Portland
- “Commissions, Copyright and Port Cards” Northwest Sculpture Society
- “Legal Issues for Artists” Lake Oswego Arts Commission
- “Contract and Consignment Tips for Metal Artists,” Creative Metal Arts Guild, Portland
- “The Arts and The Law” Beaverton Arts Commission
- “Copyright and Contracts and the Arts,” Pacific NW College of Arts, Portland
- “What City Government Should Know about Copyright Law” Government Law Section Oregon State Bar
- “Art from Copyrights to Gallery Consignment” Portland Society of Artists
Television
- Independent Video Production, Copyright and Public Access, Portland Cable Access (2001)
- Keeping the Dream Alive – What can Video Producers learn about Copyright Law from this situation, Portland Community Media (2005)
Publications
- What Personal Historians should know about Copyright and Contracts, National Association of Personal Historians (2005).
- Copyright, Free Speech and the Zine Artist, IPRC Portland Oregon (2005).
- Oregon Consignment Law in English, Business of Arts Workshop, 2004
- Copyright Fair Use and Video Production, Independent Video Producers Guide to Legal Issues, Alliance for Community Media (2001).
- Copyright and the Arts – Navigating the Minefield (2000)
- Copyright and Multimedia Development, Oregon State Bar CLE Handbook, (1998)
- The Notice and Takedown Dance – protecting your stuff on the Web, Northwest Association of Book Publishers, (1999)
Faculty
- University of Phoenix, Information Technology Department (1999 – present)
Community Service
- Oregon State Bar, Executive Committee – Computer and Internet Law Section
- Past President, Board of Directors, Portland Community Media – 2000-2005
- Founding Board Member, President, Northwest Lawyers and Artists, Portland Oregon
- Memberships – Graphic Artists Guild, Authors Guild, Oregon Media Production Association, Alliance for Community Media, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators