*The latest schedule, themes, and application links are at the bottom of the page.

We are pleased to announce the ProLab Legal Seminar for professional dance professionals.
DaBY Legal Advisor Chihiro Tokai will give an explanation based on a different theme each time. Questions will be accepted at the end of the seminar, so please feel free to talk about anything that you think may be obvious.

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the seminar will be held online for the time being.
We will also be offering a missed session for those who are unable to watch in real time.

◆Rates

500 yen (tax included)

◆How to hold

The meeting will be held at the Zoom meeting.

◆Application Method

After payment is completed on the DaBY Peatix page, the DaBY Secretariat will send you the Zoom link by e-mail by the day before the event.
Please download the Zoom application and check your operating environment before viewing.
https://zoom.us/jp-jp/meetings.html

◆Legal Counselor Profile

Chihiro Tokai
Chihiro Tokai
DaBY Legal Advisor

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He spent all his time practicing to become a ballet dancer until graduating from high school, but changed his path in college and became a lawyer. 2009 graduated from Chuo University Law School, passed the bar exam in the same year, and registered as a lawyer in December 2010. After working at a law firm, he worked in the legal department of Recruit Co., Ltd. mainly providing legal support to accompany new businesses. This made him decide to contribute to the development of the ballet and dance industry in Japan, not as a dancer, but as a lawyer. Currently, she provides legal support to start-up companies that do not have sufficient legal support, and also works on various initiatives to support and revitalize the ballet and dance industry. As part of these efforts, he runs a YouTube channel, “Ballet & Dance TALK.

◆ProLab Legal Seminar Schedule and Registration Link

◇Dancers who want to be involved in dance and dancers who have problems are welcome![DaBYオンラインMeetup!!]
　[Special final seminar for FY2020

*This year’s event is free of charge.

This monthly seminar is usually conducted as a legal seminar, but the last one in 2020 is a special edition.
Eri Karatsu, DaBY Artistic Director, and Chihiro Tokai, DaBY Legal Advisor, will take questions from dancers who want to get involved in dance in some way or have some concerns, and talk about them in a relaxed atmosphere.
If you have been curious about the legal seminar but have not been able to attend because you were unsure of the atmosphere, or if you have been wanting to visit
DaBY but have not been able to, you are welcome to attend to get a feel for DaBY!

[Dates]
Live Streaming: Thursday, March 25, 2021, 20:00-21:00

[Registration Link]
https://daby-prolablegal8.peatix.com/

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.7

[Theme]
[Providing a template for a performance contract] Let’s use the template as a base to hold down the necessary clauses in the contract.
In this session, we will use the template of the performer’s contract for dancers to perform on stage used by DaBY to show you the clauses to be held, points to be concerned about, and how to modify them.

[Dates]
Live Streaming: Thursday, February 25, 2021, 19:00-20:00
[If you wish to participate in the live streaming in real time, please purchase your ticket by 18:30 on Thursday, February 25. A link will be sent to those who have purchased tickets during the seminar as soon as possible]
Missed streaming: Sunday, March 7, 2021 until 24:00
[Ticket sales end Friday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m., link will be sent by 12:00 p.m. the day after your purchase]

[Registration link].
https://daby-prolablegal7.peatix.com

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.6

[theme]
Dancers’ merchandise sales. Protect your logo or brand with a trademark application!
In this presentation, we will discuss a case in which a dancer sells goods, and explain how trademarks are used to protect logos and brands, comparing them with other intellectual property rights. We will also give you the ropes for filing your own application.

[Dates]
Live Streaming: Friday, January 29, 2021, 19:00-20:00
[If you wish to participate in the live streaming in real time, please purchase a ticket by 18:30 on Friday, January 29. A link will be sent to those who have purchased tickets during the seminar as soon as possible]
Missed streaming: Sunday, February 7, 2021 until 21:00
[Ticket sales end at 18:00 on Friday, February 5, and a link will be sent by 12:00 pm the day after your purchase]

[Registration link].
https://daby-prolablegal6.peatix.com

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.5

[Topic] Points to keep in mind when drafting and reviewing contracts related to dancers
This session will focus on performance contracts, explaining what it means to sign a contract, perspectives on looking at contract language, and examples of clauses of important provisions in light of online delivery.

[Dates]
Live Streaming: Friday, December 18, 2020, 19:00-20:00
[If you wish to participate in the live streaming in real time, please purchase your ticket by 18:30 on Friday, December 18. A link will be sent to those who have purchased tickets during the seminar as soon as possible]
Missed streaming: Friday, December 25, 2020 until 9:00 p.m.
[A link will be sent to those who have purchased tickets until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, when ticket sales end, by 12:00 p.m. the day after your purchase]

[Registration link].
https://daby-prolablegal5.peatix.com

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.4

[Theme]
What is Power Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Dance Industry
In this session, we will provide information on power harassment and sexual harassment, which have become problems in industries adjacent to the dance industry in recent years, as well as points to keep in mind and how to deal with them, referring to the definition of the commonly known Power Harassment Prevention Law that came into effect this year.

[Dates]
Live Streaming: Friday, November 20, 2020, 19:00-20:00
[If you wish to participate in the live streaming in real time, please purchase a ticket by 18:30 on Friday, November 20, 2020. A link will be sent to those who purchased tickets during the seminar as soon as possible]
Missed streaming: Friday, November 27, 2020 until 21:00
[A link will be sent to those who purchased tickets until 18:00 on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, the day after the end of ticket sales, by 12:00 a.m. the day after your purchase]

[Registration Link]
https://daby-prolablegal4.peatix.com/

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.3

Themes】
Points to keep in mind when sending out information online such as SNS
In addition to sorting out copyrights when sending out information online, this session will explain the special laws that must be observed when conducting mail order sales and how to deal with legal issues when being slandered.

[Dates]
Live streaming: Friday, October 16, 2020, 19:00-20:00
Missed streaming: Saturday, October 17, 2020, until 20:00
[If you wish to attend the live or missed streaming, please purchase tickets by 18:30 on Friday, October 16]

[Registration link]
https ://daby-prolablegal3.peatix.com/

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.2

Theme]
Rights related to Dance Choreography and Performances
This session will provide an overview of the rights of choreographers and dancers related to dance choreography and performances, and organize them according to their own rights and examples, and then accept questions from everyone.

[Dates]
Live streaming: Friday, September 11, 2020, 19:00-20:00
Missed streaming: Saturday, September 12, 2020, until 20:00
[If you wish to participate in the live streaming or missed streaming, please purchase tickets before 18:30 on Friday, September 11]

[Registration link]
https:// daby-prolablegal2.peatix.com/

ProLab Legal Seminar vol.1

[Theme]
Copyrights Related to Dance
Chihiro Tokai (DaBY Legal Advisor) will give an overview of rights, what you need to deal with, and a sense of cost.

[Dates]
[Live streaming: Friday, August 14, 2020, 19:00-20:00
[If you wish to participate via live streaming, please purchase tickets by 18:30 on Friday, August 14]

[Registration link]
https://daby-prolablegal1. peatix.com/