Curious about copyright? Join us on Tuesday 9 September at Paraparaumu Library, to hear Karen Workman from Copyright Licensing NZ talk about Creative Rights for Creative People. Everyone is welcome at this free event brought to you by NZSA Wellington and Kāpiti Writers’ Group. Light refreshments provided.

What: Creative Rights for Creative People, with CLNZ’s Karen Workman, MC’d by Gigi Fenster

Date: Tuesday 9 September 2025

Where: Paraparaumu Library, 9 Iver Trask Place, Paraparaumu

Time: 6.00pm–7.30pm

This NZSA Wellington Branch event is held in association with Kāpiti Writers’ Group, with huge thanks to Copyright Licensing NZ.

Creative Rights for Creative People

Curious about copyright? One of the challenges we creative people face is that common knowledge of copyright is sometimes at variance with the actual law, leading to misunderstandings, infringements and confusion.

Let’s talk about knowing and protecting our rights, why they exist and the cultural and financial value of our work and rights. We’ll also discuss users’ privileges, and understand how to determine infringement.

In this engaging session, presented by Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ), Karen Workman will be giving us an overview of our rights as creators, building our basic understanding of Copyright and using that information to build stronger artistic business practices. For authors, we can also discuss topics such as memoir, song lyrics and other inclusions, and how copyright applies in these situations

About Karen Workman

Born in Taupō, Karen has been around the world and back again. She has been with Copyright Licensing NZ as the Creative Rights Educator since 2021 and with Resale Royalties Aotearoa since its inception in 2024. Karen has played piano with orchestras and accompanied soloists around the world, and speaks regularly at various talent showcases in the USA. She has spearheaded the development of curriculum for film programmes for high school students, and training for film apprenticeships, sold some photography, self-published a limited edition book to guide parents of aspiring young actors, and values the time spent as a mentor to people from a wide variety of creative disciplines. She gained her B.C.A. in Marketing and Management and her B Mus (Hons) in Piano from Victoria University of Wellington, Masters and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Ohio, USA, is a Certified Life Coach (CPLC) and has her unofficial certificate from the life of hard knocks by working with industry professionals, actors and parents of child actors in Hollywood for 10 years.

Accessibility: Paraparaumu Library is an accessible venue. Please contact us beforehand if you have any questions.

As always we welcome anyone who chooses to wear a mask, and we ask that if you are unwell you stay home and stay safe.

Questions: If you have any queries, please email nzsawellington@gmail.com