A social media professional would need to learn the following:

1. Copyright Protection

When can you use another's photograph - what if it was with a creative commons license? Can you make references or adaptation from someone else's article or blog post? What about hyperlinking? These will be addressed as below:

• Subsistence of Copyright
• Rights of Copyright Owner & Infringement
• Authorship & Moral Rights
• Defences to Copyright infringement

2. Trade Mark Protection.

Can you make references and use another's trade mark in your social media post? What about comparative advertising - is it lawful in Singapore? 

• Definition of a trade mark
• Grounds for Refusal
• Infringement of Trade Marks
• Defences to Trade Mark infringement

3. The Laws of Passing Off

• Requirements for Passing Off
• Defences
• Specific issues of Celebrity Endorsement and Character Merchandising

Who should attend?

Contract administrators, legal managers, company directors, businessmen, entrepreneurs, business managers, business advisers, consultants, architects, engineers, authors and anyone who is involved in creation of intellectual works or wishes to know more about Intellectual Property laws in Singapore.

David Chang is an experienced Law Trainer and Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the legal and education management industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Lecturing, Contract Negotiation and Contract Drafting.

Strong academic background and an experienced training professional with a Master of Laws (LLM). Adjunct lecturer for various UK and Australia Universities and currently teaching for  Murdoch University, Birmingham City University and the University of London International Programmes. Part of the international law faculty that teaches at SPEED, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

22 years of lecturing and legal training on wide range of law subjects such as Law of Contract, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Marketing & Advertising Laws, Equity & Trust, Employment Law, Hospitality Laws,, amongst others.

David is based in Singapore and was the in-house counsel for Radiance Hospitality Group, an international hospitality management group. He now sits as an Executive Director for several companies where he provides general legal consultancy and oversight.

As Principal Trainer of Harvest Consultants Pte Ltd, he has trained and taught thousands of trainees and professionals on various legal training programmes.

Please contact for dates

*10am to 5pm