Program Date:
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Libel and
Privacy in the US and the UK: The Cutting Edge
The
United Kingdom is a “go-to” venue for libel and privacy
litigation for American celebrities; it’s called “libel
tourism.” Paul Tweed, Senior Partner in the Belfast, Dublin and
London firm of Johnson’s Solicitors, who has represented Britney
Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Liam Neeson and others in libel actions
on foreign soils, will detail the options available in the UK
and Ireland for US libel litigants, the defenses, and recent
developments in privacy.
Kelli Sager, partner at Davis Wright & Tremaine in Los Angeles,
is a veteran libel and privacy litigator will bring you up to
date on the latest developments in U.S. libel and privacy law ,
including what entertainment executives and attorneys should
know in advising on productions, and strategies for dealing with
the risks of foreign suits.
SPEAKERS: Paul Tweed, Esq., Senior Partner in the Belfast,
Dublin and London firm of Johnson’s Solicitors
Kelli Sager, Esq., Partner at Davis Wright & Tremaine in Los
Angeles
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15847 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008
Up North ---
Entertainment Projects in Canada
What's going on north of the 49th parallel?
Len
Glickman, a veteran entertainment lawyer and Head of the
Entertainment Practice Group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in
Toronto moderates and will discuss why Canada is still an
attractive market for shooting film and television projects and
provide up-to-date information on production tax credits.
Casey Chisick, an entertainment partner and copyright specialist
at Cassels Brock, will provide useful insights on the
newly-charted terrain for online music distribution in Canada
(timely and relevant to how the US can resolve these thorny
issues), including several online music tariffs recently
certified by the Copyright Board, significant new federal court
decisions, and a long-awaited bill to amend the Copyright Act.
Karen Thorne-Stone, President and CEO of the Ontario Media
Development Corporation and Guy Mayson,
president and CEO of the Canadian Film and Television Production
Association, two top film industry executives will explain the
practicalities, realities of and incentives for shooting in
Canada and answer all questions.
PANELISTS:
LEN GLICKMAN and CASEY CHISICK
Partners at Cassells Brock & BLackwell in Canada, and panel
about doing business in Canada
KAREN THORNE-STONE
President and CEO of the Ontario Media Development Corporation
GUY MAYSON
President and CEO of the Canadian Film and Television Production
Association
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15846 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: Wednesday June 18, 2008
Making Sense of the New Wave in Artist Deals -- The Insider's
Guide to 360° " Recording " Deals
“Co-organized by Fintage Music”
After
years of financial turbulence and changing business models due
to the decline of physical record sales and disruptive
technologies, music companies are now commonly viewing recording
artists' ancillary income as vital new revenue streams. These
broader "360" deals offer potential profits and pitfalls.
This expert panel will provide an insider's guide to these
deals, how they are being structured and the types of ancillary
income streams that may be included in them. Among other topics,
the panel will explore the rationale behind these deals, who
administers the income from the deal and how money collected and
paid to the various parties involved to best utilize the new 360
approach to managing artists' revenues for all
parties involved.
PANELISTS:
Fred E. Goldring, Partner, Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP
Rand Hoffman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs, Interscope
Records
Niels Teves, Co-CEO, Fintage Music
MODERATOR: Bob Lefsetz, Journalist, The Lefsetz Letter
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15845 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Enforcing
Copyrights in the Digital Age.
Co-Sponsored by the BHBA IP, New Media and Internet Section
The
Internet should be the most profitable distribution medium the
entertainment industries have ever enjoyed. Instead, the mass
shoplifting spree launched by Napster, Grokster and Bit Torrent
has seduced hundreds of millions of consumers into freely
engaging in mass copyright infringement. The potent combination
of high speed Internet access, personal computers, and devices
like the iPod has jeopardized the incentive structure of
intellectual property law, developed over the centuries. Half
the people employed in the music industry 10 years ago have been
laid off. If you make your living in the entertainment industry,
will your job still exist 10 years from now?
What is being done to protect copyrights in the digital age?
Will the motion picture and television industries suffer a
catastrophic decline like the music industry? Or will the
Internet lead to the biggest boom time ever? This program,
featuring experts on the current state of litigation,
legislation, law enforcement, and business issues, will address
these questions.
PANELISTS:
Russell J. Frackman, Esq., Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Gregory P. Goeckner, Esq., General Counsel of the Motion Picture
Association of America.
Michael M. Dubose, Esq., Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual
Property Section U.S. Department of Justice
MODERATOR: Joseph D. Schleimer
Schleimer & Freundlich LLP
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15843 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
JAVA AND
OTHER JIVE: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY
Since
the multimillion dollar verdict in favor of a previously unknown
model in the Christoff v. Nestle case, there has been an
explosion of cases filed by actors, celebrities and models under
California Civil Code sec. 3344, seeking a share of the profits
(and attorney’s fees) generated by the unauthorized use of the
party’s name or likeness. The Court of Appeals has issued its
written opinion in the Nestle case and some of the issues are
now before the California Supreme Court.
How plaintiffs prove these cases so as to maximize their damage
award, and, how manufacturers, advertisers, producers and
studios defend against these claims will be discussed by the
panel. Other recent litigation and legislative developments in
rights of publicity cases will be addressed, as well as how the
single publication rule affects discovery issues.
PANELISTS:
Lawrence Heller, Heller and Edwards
Lawrence Heller has for over three decades litigated
intellectual property and rights of publicity cases, including
the trial defense of Nestle USA in the case of Christoff v.
Nestle.
Dale Nelson, Warner Bros. Business Affairs
Dale Nelson is Vice President and Intellectual Property
Counsel for Warner Bros. Dale handles matters involving
primarily questions of copyright, trademark, rights of publicity
and related issues, arising domestically and abroad.
Daniel Siegel (Vice President of Brand and Trademark Licensing
for IMG,
the world's premier and most diversified sports,
entertainment and media company, representing clients such as
Tiger Woods, Maria Sharapova, John Madden, EA Sports, and
Ferrari). Daniel served as Vice President and Legal Counsel for
CMG Worldwide, Inc. from 2000-2007, representing the Estates of
(among others): Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Babe Ruth, and
Malcolm X. In that capacity, Daniel handled the negotiations of
over 1000 licensing agreements and hundreds of settlement
agreements involving the unauthorized use of CMG's clients.
MODERATOR: Susan Rabin, Gareeb|Pham, LLP
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15842 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 2/20/2008
Who Gets
Overtime? Wage and Hour Issues in the Entertainment Industry
PANELISTS:
Dennis Moss, Esq., Spiro Moss
Anthony Oncidi, Esq, Proskauer
Moderator:
Joel M. Grossman, Mediator, ADR Services, Inc.
Wage and hour law is one of the hottest areas in employment
law, and wage and hour class actions are being filed daily. This
program will explain how wage and hour laws—overtime, meal and
rest breaks, and other issues—apply in the entertainment
business. Which rules are different in the industry, and which
are the same? What are the employee’s rights, and how are
employers running risks in this area? A brief overview of the
area will be presented, followed by specific, real-world advice
for all sides.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15841 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 12/11/2007
Employing
Minors in the Entertainment Industry: Contracts, the Law, and
Risk Management
PANELISTS:
Michael Rosenfeld, Esq., VP Counsel, The Walt Disney Company
Robert N. Pafundi, Esq., Partner, McMorriston Miller Mukai
MacKinnon LLP
Paul Petersen, Founder/President, A Minor Consideration
Anne Henry, Co-Founder, The Bizparenz Foundation
How do you make a deal with a minor enforceable? What are
the legal risks and liabilities of those who employ minors and
how can the risks be managed? Who is responsible for the
financial affairs of the minor and who can get sued if they
suffer physical, financial or psychological damage as a result
of “child labor” in the entertainment industries? This program
will explore these issues with a panel of experts with years of
experience handling minor’s contracts, court confirmation of
these contracts, and managing the risks inherent in employing
minors in the entertainment industry.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15840 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 11/15/2007
Labor Pains:
Preparing for the expiration of the DGA, SAG and WGA contracts
PANELISTS:
Howard Fabrick, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Steven Fayne, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Gary Gradinger, United Talent Agency
Steven Leib, Senior Vice President - Business Affairs,
International Film Guarantors, LLP
MODERATOR:
Marissa J. Román, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
What impact will the expiration of the DGA, SAG and WGA
contracts have on your clients? Learn from the experts about the
labor, production, finance, completion bond and other issues
that will affect the film and TV industries.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15839 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 10/17//2007
Not Worth The
Paper Its Written On: Voiding Personal Services Contracts
PANELISTS:
Martin D. Singer, Partner, Lavely & Singer, PC
F. Jay Dougherty, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School
Miles J. Feldman, Partner, Brown Woods & George LLP
From talent to professionals (like agents and managers) to
studio executives, personal services contracts are the lifeblood
of the entertainment industry. Recently, super-agent Ed Limato
prevailed in an arbitration that freed him from a long term
personal services contract with ICM. Other lawsuits have
followed in Mr. Limato’s wake. Under certain circumstances,
California law provides individuals with several powerful rights
to excuse performance under personal services contracts. This
expert panel provides a critical update and primer on the rules
governing the enforceability of personal services contracts
including, the seven year rule, unconscionability, restraints on
competition, and negative covenants. The panel will further
explain specifically how contract negotiators can avoid falling
into traps that could void the contract.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15838 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 9/19/2007
Why Personal
Managers Can’t Enforce Their Contracts (Or Can They?)
PANELISTS:
Michael J. Plonsker, Esq., Dreier Stein & Kahan LLP
McPherson & Associates, Edwin F. McPherson, Esq.
Max J. Sprecher, Esq., Law Offices of Max J. Sprecher
MODERATOR: Joseph D. Schleimer, Esq., Schleimer & Freundlich,
LLP
Nobody knows how the California Supreme Court will decide
Marathon Entertainment v. Blasi, but entertainment litigators
agree that the decision is likely to at least partially answer
the question: Can personal managers enforce their contracts with
artists? This CLE luncheon program will feature a panel of
attorneys with decades of experience litigating Artist vs.
Manager cases, explaining why personal managers have great
difficulty enforcing their contracts, how the Blasi case may (or
may not) alter the legal terrain, and what steps personal
managers can take to strengthen their contracts, no matter how
the Blasi case is decided.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15837 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 8/15/2007
When Worlds
Collide: Virtual World Issues in Real World Courts - Business,
Property and Privacy in Second Life, World of Warcraft and other
Cyber-Worlds
PANELISTS:
Roxanne Christ, Partner, Latham & Watkins
Andy Zaffron, Executive VP and General Counsel, Sony Online
Entertainment
John Schaeffer, Partner, Spillane, Shaeffer, Aronoff, Bandlow,
LLP
MODERATOR: Gordon P. Firemark, Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark
So-called "Virtual Worlds" like Second Life, Everquest, and
World of Warcraft are increasing in popularity, and disputes
between and among these worlds' inhabitants and the operators
occur more frequently. AS these virtual-world disputes arise,
real-world legal and business systems struggle to adapt. This
program will address recent litigation, new issues, and proposed
solutions.
Some examples of recent disputes include:• Class Action by
Players against World of Warcraft relating to "takings" of
virtual property, avatars, characters, etc.
• Action by winning bidder of "land" auction in 2nd Life
presenting jurisdictional and venue challenges, etc.
• Click-wrap terms of service deemed a contract of adhesion, and
not enforced by court.
• Do safe harbor provisions under recent I. P. legislation
protect users who play music, videos, etc., in their "private"
and public" property spaces in these worlds?
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15836 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 7/18/2007
Monetizing
the Web: “Where’s the Money?”
Speakers:
Ronald Gertz, President, Music Reports, Inc.
Christian Castle, Partner, Christian L. Castle Attorneys LLP
Michael Leventhal, Partner, Praxis LLP
Theodore Cohen, Partner, TAG Strategic
MODERATOR: Neville Johnson, Partner, Johnson & Rishwain LLP
This expert panel of new media and entertainment attorneys
provides practical advice for all entertainment law
professionals concerning the exploitation, distribution, and
sale of media content on the internet. The panel explores
cutting edge issues : where the money is being made, current
deal structures, the problem areas and how to protect your
clients. The future is now.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15835 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 6/20/2007
Fact-based
Stories: Navigating the Murky Waters of Life Story Rights Deals
Speakers:
David Halberstadter, Esq., Partner, National Co-Chair,
Entertainment & Media Practice, KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
Stephen M. Kravit, Esq., Executive Vice President, THE GERSH
AGENCY
Cheryl Buysse Lynch, Esq., Vice President, Business & Legal
Affairs, FOX TELEVISION STUDIOS
MODERATOR: Pamela Forster, Esq., VALENTE LAW
 Join us for an informative discussion about buying and selling
life story rights and the tactics and nuances of this type of
deal-making. Program Highlights: How to proceed if the rights
holder is resistant to selling the rights. Do you need life
story rights in the first place? What are you actually
purchasing? The interplay between life story rights and the
public domain or life story rights coupled with literary
material purchases. Work for hire or co-authorship when the
story’s subject will be providing copyrightable contributions.
How to handle creative approvals. How you can protect your story
without killing the deal. How to proceed when the life story
derives from autobiographical material that depicts living
persons in an unfavorable light. What are the risks inherent in
portraying people for whom you don't have a release? What
fictional changes reduce or increase the risk of claims? Can a
person validly waive the right to sue for defamation? How “Son
of Sam Laws” or defamation may factor in when the rights being
sought are from a person convicted of the crime to be depicted.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15834 DVD Price $36.50
Program Date: 5/16/2007
FEARLESS
NEGOTIATING The Wish-Want-Walk Method!
Speakers:
Michael C. Donaldson, author of “Fearless Negotiating” Published
by McGraw-Hill
Sharpen your Negotiation skills at this insightful and practical
session talking about methods for reaching agreements that work
with Michael Donaldson’s unique “Wish-Want-Walk Method!
Negotiation is the crux of what transactional entertainment and
business lawyers do. With humorous insight, Mr. Donaldson, a
well-known entertainment attorney, will share the negotiation
secrets that he has successfully used in representing
independent filmmakers and actors. He will show how to set goals
(the “Wish”), push for results (the “Want”), and draw the line
(the “Walk”) and give helpful hints on how to cast aside the
stresses and difficulties of the negotiation process.
You
don’t want to miss this program.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product # ENT-D-15833 DVD Price $36.50
Program
Date:
03/21/2007
“Death By Boilerplate: Ordinary Language Could Lead to
Extraordinary Results”
Speakers:
Peter Dekom, Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin & Evall LLP
Steve Marenberg, Irell & Manella LLP
Moderator:
Caroline A. Raufi, Hyde Park Entertainment
Forms,
forms, everywhere forms -- the increasing reliance upon
pre-negotiated language has left many transactional attorneys
with a fuzzy memory of just what all those clauses really mean,
and an inability to deviate from "traditional" structures when
creating new deals. This fact-filled panel will quickly get you
up to speed on the importance of a variety of contract clauses,
including (without limitation) arbitration provisions (small
differences can be everything), moral rights provisions (does
anyone in the US pay attention to these? Should they?), force
majeure (now is a very good time to study up!), waiver of jury
trial provisions, and dispute resolution (for those times when
you didn't study up enough), and many more areas of common
entertainment industry contracts. You won't want to miss this
panel because you can assume that opposing counsel on your next
big deal will have attended!
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15832
DVD Price $36.50
Program
Date:
02/21/2007
This Release is Binding…..Notttt!
Speakers:
OLIVIER TAILLIEU,
partner, Zuber and Taillieu, Counsel for plaintiffs in John Doe
v. One America Productions, Inc. et al, one of the “Borat” cases
JONATHAN ANSCHELL,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, CBS
DAVID COHEN,
Vice President, Legal, ABC
MODERATOR: JOEL GROSSMAN,
ADR Services, Inc, Mediator and Arbitrator
The
program will review recent challenges to the enforceability of
releases, such as claims in connection with the film “Borat,”
and in connection with television reality shows. The panelists
will discuss the language of releases, the circumstances
surrounding the execution of releases, and potential
consequences should a release be held unenforceable. The panel
will also discuss the drafting of effective and binding
releases.
MCLE Credits: 1.0 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15831
DVD Price $36.50
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Program
Date:
12/19/2006
Film Finance Update: Wall Street Invests in Hollywood
Speakers:
Laura Fazio, Managing Director Head of Media Global Banking,
Dresdner Kleinwort
Ryan Kavanaugh, President and CEO, Relativity Media, LLC
Roy Salter, Principal, The Salter Group
Ken Ziffren, Esq., Partner, Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca,
Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf
LLP
MODERATOR: P. John Burke, Esq., Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer
& Feld LLP
Starting
in 2005 and with increasing volume in 2006, Wall Street is
investing significant capital in films. Learn from the experts
about the keys to tapping into this multi-billion dollar equity
film financing market..
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15830
DVD Price $36.50
Program
Date:
11/15/2006
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT CUTTING EDGE ISSUES IN THE
MUSIC INDUSTRY:
Speakers:
David Hirshland, President of Bug Music, Hollywood
David A. Helfant, Law Offices of David A. Helfant, West Los
Angeles
Ron Gertz, MRI, Woodland Hills
Bernard M. Resnick, Bernard M. Resnick, Esq., P.C.,
Philadelphia, PA
MODERATOR: Neville L. Johnson, Johnson & Rishwain, Beverly Hills
The
worldwide music industry is radically changing as digital
distribution continues to cause chaos and turmoil within
traditional business models and methodologies. This 1.5 hour
panel will review the rapidly changing deal structures and
strategies for the music industry and highlight the current hot
cases and legislative landscape.
Topics will include the latest deal structures and deal points
of music publishers, ringtones and ringbacks, film music
licensing and record company deals, including “all-in” deals
which include management and income participations in touring
and merchandising revenues. Litigation issues include the
recent, groundbreaking personal manager case now pending before
the California Supreme Court, the class actions brought against
the digital distribution companies by music publishers and
songwriters and the class actions pending against Sony-BMG for
the payment of digital royalties. Pending bills regulating
digital rights, digital broadcasts and royalty administration
will also be discussed.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15829
DVD Price $36.50
PProgram
Date:
08/09/2006
"And Now A Word From Our
Sponsors" Branded Entertainment in the 21st Century
Speakers: Jordan Yospe, Gil Goldschein, Donna Redier Linsk
The panelists will discuss emerging trends and issues in the
area of branded entertainment from the brands', producers' and
networks' perspective. The discussion will focus on the nature
and structure of the deals, what defines a successful deal, new
obstacles and challenges in this area, how producers and
networks can utilize contributions from brands to fund the
production of a program or series, and the challenges of
addressing brands' expectations as they become increasingly more
sophisticated. The panelists will also discuss the changes they
foresee in the branded entertainment marketplace.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15828
DVD Price $36.50
Program
Date:
07/19/2006
Fun and Games in Hollywood
Convergence of the Big Screen and the Game Screen
Speakers: Philippe Erwin, David Freeman, Jim Kennedy, Norman
Becker
The speakers will discuss what issues are involved in making
video games based on movies, and in making movies based on video
games. They will discuss current developments in these two
rapidly evolving areas of the entertainment industry.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15827
DVD Price $36.50
Program
Date:
06/21/2006
“YOU MAY ALREADY BE FAMOUS!”
Developments in the Right of Publicity Management of Rights
Litigation Challenges
Speakers: Lawrence E. Heller, Bela G. Lugosi, Thomas A. White,
Jeremy N. Williams
The Right of Publicity is essentially an economic right. The
struggle to reconcile the right of publicity and the First
Amendment has delivered uneven court rulings among the states
and only one U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Does the rights holder
possess a right of censorship? How far can one stretch a First
Amendment argument ? How should the line be drawn to best
balance the sometimes competing interests? This seminar promises
to enlighten the practitioner who advocates for the protection
of celebrity rights or argues the legitimacy of expressive
transformation of a celebrity’s identity.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15826
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
05/17/2006
A LITTLE TOO FRIENDLY?
The “Friends” Sexual Harassment Case and What it Means for the
Entertainment Business
Speakers: Nathan Goldberg, Adam Levin
In the case of Lyle
v. Warner Brothers Television the plaintiff was a writer’s
assistant on the popular TV sitcom “Friends.” She sued, claiming
that the frequent sex-related jokes and personal anecdotes
created a hostile work environment, and therefore constituted
unlawful sexual harassment. Warner Bros. Television and the
individual writers defended the case on the grounds that the
sexual joking was job-related given the subject matter of the
show and was protected by the First Amendment.
"On April 20, 2006 the California Supreme Court found in favor
of Warner Bros. Television and the writers and affirmed the
trial court's granting of summary judgment."
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15825
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
04/19/2006
Digital Destination: Nuts and
Bolts of Digital Delivery of Music
Speakers: Tuhin Roy, Gary Stiffelman, David Ring
An examination of the evolution and current types of digital
music deals in today’s marketplace – downloads, streams, mobile
phone, ringtones, etc. Our expert panelists share their
experiences and proficiency regarding agreements commonly
involved in the digital delivery of music by delving into the
details of such deals, and addressing the negotiation points
which every practitioner and music professional should know.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15821
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
3/15/2006
Collaboration Agreements &
Ethical Considerations
Speakers: Vincent M. Waldman, Stephen L. Saltzman, Lisa M. Nitti
Drafting collaboration agreements across the film, television, &
music industries, with an emphasis on the issues that arise if
the collaboration is terminated. What ethical issues does an
attorney face when there are multiple collaborators to the
agreement? If the agreement is terminated voluntarily or by the
death of a party, what is the impact on the parties to the
collaboration? A panel of seasoned attorneys will address these
issues (and others) and provide insight into the kinds of
protective measures to consider when drafting these agreements.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15819
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
2/15/2006
Legal Regulation of Artist
Managers
Speakers: Gerald A. Margolis, Ronald A. DiNicola
Artist management companies have become multi-million dollar
enterprises, which often include film, television and music
production units. However, when relations between manager and
client sour, the managers may find their business has been built
on legal quicksand. This Continuing Legal Education program will
present a distinguished panel of attorneys discussing the
current state of the law regulating the artist management
industry.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15820
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
12/13/2005
"Is That My Song" Licensing and
Infringement of Music in the 21st Century
Speakers: Russell Frackman, Larry Kohorn, Judith Finell, Laurie
Soriano
Music is one of the driving forces in today's new media era. But
with new delivery platforms come more complex intellectual
property issues for using musical compositions and recordings.
Come hear from leading experts about the legal and business
challenges in this brave new musical world.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15818
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
11/16/2005
Creatively Resolving
Entertainment Disputes: How to Keep Your Clients Out of Court
Speakers: James Lichtman, Mark Passin, Bruce Wessel
This expert panel will discuss various ways to resolve
entertainment disputes without going to court. The panelists
will discuss such issues as how to select a mediator, how to
prepare for mediation, creative resolution beyond cash
settlements, when to consider arbitration, specific issues in
mediating and arbitrating entertainment cases, and how to draft
alternative dispute resolution provisions in contracts.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15817
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
10/19/2005
Draft It Now, Litigate It Later: Documenting Film and Television
Agreements
- Making Sure the Deal You Made Stands Up
Speakers: Dixon Q. Dern, Darren M. Trattner, Bruce A. Isaacs,
Gerald A. Margolis
This presentation provides a practical framework for how to
properly document film and television deals and transactions.
The panel will provide expert guidance for transactional
entertainment attorneys on how to make sure the deal you made
stands up and how to create the best record possible.
MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hr.
Product
#--ENT-D-15816
DVD Price $26.50
Program
Date:
09/21/2005
Completion
Bond 101: What Every Producer and Producer’s Counsel Should Know
Speakers:
Steven
Fayne, Dave Bennett, Marion Spiegelman
Learn from the
experts on how to get your production bonded, avoid common
pitfalls, and address unexpected crises.
1 Hour 30 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15815 DVD
Price $26.50
Program
Date:
08/03/2005
MGM v.
Grokster: The Supreme Court Decision and the Future of Copyright
Speakers:
Ted Cohen, Fred Von
Lohmann, Matthew Neco, Joshua Wattles
On
June 27, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in MGM v.
Grokster -- the hot-button case pitting the entertainment
industry against the Grokster and StreamCast Networks
peer-to-peer file sharing services. Ruling in favor of the
entertainment industry parties, the Court adopted an
"inducement" theory for copyright liability. This decision marks
the latest judicial attempt to balance the rights of copyright
owners seeking to protect their content, and technology
manufacturers wanting to support innovation. Come hear from a
highly distinguished panel of industry experts about the Supreme
Court's decision, its impact on copyright law, and the practical
implications for intellectual property and entertainment law
practitioners.
1 Hour 36 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15814 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
06/15/2005
Surviving The Pitch: Protecting Talent & Studios in the Idea
Submission Process
Speakers:
John A. Schulman,
Michael J. Plonsker, Lon Sobel, Warren Littlefield
The
panel will discuss recent developments in Idea Submission law
and offer practical suggestions for how advisors to both those
pitching ideas and those receiving them can better protect their
clients' rights.
1 Hour 14 Minutes
1.0 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15813 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
06/15/2005
Surviving The Pitch: Protecting Talent & Studios in the Idea
Submission Process
Speakers:
John A. Schulman,
Michael J. Plonsker, Lon Sobel, Warren Littlefield
The
panel will discuss recent developments in Idea Submission law
and offer practical suggestions for how advisors to both those
pitching ideas and those receiving them can better protect their
clients' rights.
1 Hour 14 Minutes
1.0 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15812 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
03/16/2005
Television Syndication: The Big Bucks Start Here
Speakers:
Jonathan Birkhahn,
Mark Itkin, David Shall, Judith C. Dornstein
If you
ever wondered just how much shows like "Sex and the City", or
"Dr. Phil" or "'Sopranos" or any of the "Law and Order" programs
were really worth -- now is your chance to find out about life
during and after the first run -- and insight into the many
different types of deals from the point of view of the
production company, the agent and the distributor. The
discussion will cover the difference between first run
syndication and off-network syndication, what shows work best in
each (reality, sitcoms, dramas), the variety of deals including
cash, barter, and combinations of both, innovative fees and
packaging.
1 Hour 11 Minutes
1.0 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15811 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
12/15/2004
Music
Licensing on the Small Screen: From Television to the Telephone
Speakers:
Henry W. Root,
Ronald Gertz, Jeffrey L. Graubart
1 Hour
24 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15810 DVD
Price $26.50*
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Program
Date:
11/17/2004
Can
Your Deals Survive Bankruptcy?
Speakers:
Schuyler M. Moore,
Arnold M. Quittner
You
just received two phone calls from two separate clients. One was
a licensee, who advised you that the licensor on a deal you
handled declared bankruptcy and purported to terminate the
license, even though your client just paid a $5 million advance.
The next call was from a licensor, who advised you that the
licensee on another deal you handled declared bankruptcy and
purported to be able to keep the licensed rights without paying
anything under the license. They want to know how you let this
happen… If you don't want to get these calls, come to this
seminar.
1 Hour 5 Minutes
1.0 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15809 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
10/20/2004
Film
Financing Options Available to Producers
Speakers:
Doug Hansen, Eric
Reid, Roy Salter, Andreas Grosch, Michele Leblanc
Learn
from key players how to access current and emerging sources of
non-bank film funding.
1 Hour 40 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15808 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
09/22/2004
Open
Water: New Developments and Business Models for Artists in the
Entertaiment & Sports Industries.
Speakers:
Jay Cooper, Peter
Dekom, Maidie Oliveau, Tom Hansen
The
program will address new developments and business models, as
well as creative approaches with respect to artist revenue
streams and risk controls, in the television, motion picture and
music industries. The program is presented in cooperation with
the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and
Sports Industries.
1 Hour 30 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15800 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
07/22/2004
Negotiate This! A mock Negotiation of Recording and Music
Publishing Contracts
Speakers:
Douglas S. Mark,
Dina LaPolt, Darryl Franklin, Jeffrey Brabec
1 Hour
24 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15801 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
06/16/2004
From
Pac Man to Grand Theft Auto: Legal Issues in the Video Game
Industry
Speakers:
George Rose, Keith
Boesky, David Rosenbaum, Linda Osher
The
Program will address the current business and legal issues in
the Video Game Industry.
1 Hour 30 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15802 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
04/21/2004
Master
and Commander: The Artist Side of the World
Speakers:
Miles Copeland,
Larry Blake, Dave Koz
"The
Program will address the New Business Model for artists in the
Music Business and will focus on the growing impact of
independent and artist-owned record labels, new avenues for the
marketing and promotion of music, the digital distribution of
music and the ever-changing Internet landscape, and the effect
that record company mergers have had on the Music Business".
1 Hour 28 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15803 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
03/17/2004
The New Censorship: The FCC, The Justice Department and You
Speakers: Sandra
Tsing Loh, Stephen F. Rohde, Tim Winter, Jeffrey Douglas,
Darlene Lieblich
(Warning: Graphic Language)
1 Hour 41 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15804 DVD
Price $26.50*
Program
Date:
02/18/2004
Stalkers, Extortionists & Embezzlers: A forum on Protecting the
Artist
Speakers:
Brent A. Braun,
Robert Martin, James R. Perry, Stephen S. Smith
1 Hour
35 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15805 DVD
Price $26.50*
Windows Media Preview
Program
Date:
12/17/2003
Combat in Action: The Global Film Piracy Crisis
Speakers:
Kenneth A. Jacobsen,
Brad Hunt, Susan Cleary
An
insider discussion of the key film piracy threats transcending
the Internet, and the comprehensive anti-piracy campaign
underway on the national and international fronts.
1 Hour 30 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15806 DVD
Price $26.50*
Windows Media Preview
Program
Date:
11/19/2003
Music
Licensing: New Targets, New Revenue, New Growth
Speakers:
Ronald Gertz, Jim
Griffin, Jay L. Cooper, David Ring
1 Hour
49 Minutes
1.5 Hr. MCLE Credit
Product
#--ENT-D-15807 DVD
Price $26.50*
*
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