{"id":20629,"date":"2026-05-28T19:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copyrightlaws.com\/?page_id=20629"},"modified":"2026-09-19T02:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:45:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copyrightlaws.com\/?page_id=20629","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20629\" class=\"elementor elementor-20629\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a764263 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-97c187c \" data-id=\"a764263\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a764263\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"a764263\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d89ac0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d89ac0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"326\">For more than 25 years, Copyrightlaws.com has helped professionals across Canada, the United States, and around the world build confidence in copyright and licensing.<\/p><p data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"560\">Today, under the leadership of <strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"378\">Erin Gurski, MA<\/strong>, we continue our mission of making copyright law practical, accessible, and easy to understand through expert-led courses, certificate programs, and real-world learning experiences.<\/p><p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"757\">Whether you&#8217;re working in libraries, education, publishing, government, or the private sector, our training helps you confidently navigate copyright and licensing challenges in your organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376618a 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Erin is a copyright consultant and educator who has worked in the copyright sector for over a decade. She has worked with Copyrightlaws.com as a TA since 2019, helping to teach courses on Canadian, U.S. and international copyright law as well as digitally licensing content.<\/p><p data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"1021\">After completing a Master&#8217;s in History at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, Erin began working first as a researcher and then copyright officer at the Canadian Museum of History (CMH). Other roles have included Advisor, Intellectual Property at CMH as well as Licensing Officer and Executive Director of Copyright Visual Arts. 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