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More Testimony on Harassment

Jeff Trexler and Professor Scafidi testifying before the New York City Council

Professor Scafidi & Jeff Trexler testified on fashion and sexual harassment reform before the New York City Council – and they welcome your comments! Their written testimony is below – scroll within the box for additional pages or click to download.

Dead to Rights

Day of the Dead skull decorated with Fashion Law Institute needle and spool of thread logo

Dead to Rights: Ethical Perspectives on Cultural Appropriation, Postmortem Rights of Publicity, and the Ghost of Harvey Weinstein

DATE: Thursday, October 26, 2017
TIME: 6:00-7:50pm (reception 5:30pm)
PLACE: Fordham Law School, 150 W. 62nd Street, 2nd floor
NYS CLE: 2.0 hours ethics

Halloween and the Day of the Dead are fast approaching, and for this year's annual ethics CLE event, we'd like to treat you to a pair of thought-provoking panels.  Join us for an insightful -- and at times hair-raising -- discussion of issues from intellectual property's twilight zone and on the cutting edge of sexual harassment law:

  • When does a costume constitute cultural misappropriation?
  • How can we keep fear of cultural appropriation from curtailing cultural exchange in fashion?
  • Should fashion houses be haunted by ghosts of celebrities past in states without postmortem publicity rights?

PANELISTS:

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  • Do settlement agreements in sexual harassment cases bury victims in unethical silence?
  • What does Harvey Weinstein's ghastly employment contract say about the spirit of corporate law?
  • Should business partners be scared off by allegations of sexual harassment?
  • What can we do to make the fashion industry a less frightening place?

PANELISTS:

MODERATOR: Jeff Trexler, Attorney and Associate Director, Fashion Law Institute

Register here!