COVID-19 Creative Community Spotlight

12 Mar COVID-19 Creative Community Spotlight

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On December 31, 2019, the first instances of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), were reported. Since then, the COVID-19 virus has continued to spread globally, including throughout the United States with cases now reported in all 50 states. The disease has afflicted both young and elderly people and can be easily spread even by infected persons do not appear symptomatic. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic (greater than a local or regional epidemic, a disease event of global proportions).

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which include the most recently discovered strain causing the infectious disease COVID-19. The virus responsible for COVID-19 is not the same as the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003, but the two are genetically related. The current coronavirus outbreak has devastated people around the world as well as businesses of every size that hire and employ them. It has severely impacted the entertainment and creative community. From acclaimed actor Tom Hanks to community theater casts and crews, from creative freelancers and boutique design studios to worldwide advertising agencies, and from indie film producers to international film and music festivals, devastating personal and economic effects have been and continue to be felt.

We are dedicating this page to bringing our clients and friends a creative business and legal perspective on the COVID-19 crisis. We are closely monitoring the situation and will focus this blog on providing accurate information on issues that our clients are facing now or may face soon.