Confused about copyright, or don’t know how it impacts your reselling business? You’re not alone. Vintage and secondhand vendors bump into copyright questions every single day — product photos, social media posts, logos, you name it.

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The thing about copyright: one wrong move can potentially cost you your content, money, or, in the worst case, your business.

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On Oct. 17, Kristina Urquhart, publisher of The Vintage Seeker, sits down with Dahlia Pervez, principal lawyer and founding partner of Pervez & Pervez Law, for an approachable Q&A session that breaks down the basics of copyright in a practical and engaging way.

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Copyright Made Simple: What Resellers & Vintage Vendors Need to Know

‍Friday, October 17, 2025
12 pm ET | 9 am PT
Zoom | Register here
Free to attend (registration required, link above)
Recording sent to all registrants and available for 30 days

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You’ll walk away from this session knowing exactly what copyright protects, how it affects your business and how to avoid costly mistakes that could land you in trouble.

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Here’s what we’ll cover:

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What is copyright, really?

• A no-fluff explainer and a few common myths busted
• Real-world examples relevant to resellers

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Your business, your content

• Do you actually own your content?
• How copyright applies to photos, logos, videos and product descriptions

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Hiring help?‍

• Who owns work when you hire someone?
• The copyright rules in photographer, designer and freelancer contracts

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Licensing 101‍

• What are licenses?
• What’s the difference between owning content and borrowing it?
• Reusing content, legally

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Taking risks‍

• Using songs, fonts, photos, memes and more in your marketing — what’s okay and what’s not?
• Real consequences on using copyrighted material

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Who is Copyright Made Simple: What Resellers & Vintage Vendors Need to Know for?

This session has been created for:

• Online resellers and vintage shop owners
• Antiques and pre-loved sellers
• Market organizers and secondhand-related vendors
• Small business owners who create or use content in their marketing
• Anyone who wants to protect their brand and avoid messy copyright mistakes

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About our speaker

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Dahlia Pervez is a Canadian and American licensed lawyer and co-founder of Pervez & Pervez Law, a boutique Ontario firm dedicated to helping businesses safeguard their brands and navigate complex legal landscapes.

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With nearly a decade of experience advising companies in various industries, Dahlia has guided entrepreneurs, start-ups and established brands through trademark protection, intellectual property strategy, franchise agreements and compliance frameworks.

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Drawing on her in-house counsel work for global companies and her firm’s flexible, business-first approach, she helps clients protect what they’ve built and position their brands for sustainable growth.

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Copyright touches nearly every part of your life as a small business owner, whether you know it or not. Join us live to learn the copyright rules that can save you from takedowns and legal issues while helping you to protect the brand you’ve worked so hard to build.

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Register for free now!

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