Communications / Telecommunications

Past 12 Months

Recorded on: Sep. 24, 2012

Taken from the briefing Social Networking and the NLRA: The 21st Century Water Cooler recorded September, 2012. Within the past eighteen months, the National Labor Relations Board has received more than 100 charges by employees who claim that they were disciplined or fired because of their work-related online communications, primarily through Facebook or other social networking sites.  These charges have highlighted the sometimes ...

Released on: Oct. 3, 2012

Taken from the briefing Mobile Payments Compliance: Unique Disclosure, Advertising, and Money Transmission Issues recorded September, 2012. There has been considerable growth in the mobile payment space over the last year or so.  This One-Hour Briefing panel will examine unique compliance issues for those involved in mobile payments and will explore a number of compliance issues associated with meeting the requirements of various consumer ...

From the program: Communications Law in the Digital Age 2012

Released on: Nov. 30, 2012

The world of communications and media law is robust with change, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law in media, digital communications, intellectual property and privacy law. Reflecting an increased focus on the legal ramifications of an increasingly digital media environment, the program features a remarkable faculty comprising the country’s leading practitioners ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

LEE LEVINE: We start the afternoon session with reporter's privilege and anonymous speech. Just a warning, we will move seamlessly from this session to the next session on access. So you'll simply be able to stand and stretch your legs as we switch panels. There will be an actual real break after the access session and before the social media panel. All right, well, we will start by introducing our principal speaker, George Freeman. George has been ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

LEE LEVINE: You ready? Are you ready? LUCY A. DALGLISH: Yes, he's ready. LEE LEVINE: All right, we're going to get started, if everybody could take their seats. We move rapidly now into the law of access. And our principal speaker is David Schulz of the Levine Sullivan firm here in New York, who is not only, for my money, the leading authority on access law out there today but is bringing the good word of First Amendment rights of access down all ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

LEE LEVINE: Welcome back, everyone, from break. This is the time in the proceedings where we traditionally take a look at what's going on specifically at the Supreme Court, and more generally, with respect to developments in First Amendment jurisprudence that overarch all of the other subjects we talk about for the rest of the conference starting now. Our principal speaker, as he has been for each of the last five years, is Paul Smith, who is the ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

JEFFREY P. CUNARD: Welcome back to the last panel of the first day. And now for something really special and different. So for those of you who were here this morning, you heard me talk about how we've been doing this for first 35 years with Jim Goodale, and then for the next five years with Lee Bruce and myself. But what we've never done before, as we move into the 21st century, is have a panel on social media. So we thought we would try that this ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

MALE SPEAKER: Lawyer current issues. Let me introduce the panelist because this is a self-moderated panel. Given the enormous talent and maturity level, there does not need to be an adult in the room beyond those-- among the panelists. So let me start by introducing the key speaker and the ring master, Bruce Johnson. Bruce is back, having done this for us last year, where he is a partner in the Seattle office of Davis Wright and Tremaine, a member ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

LEE LEVINE: --everyone. We are ready almost for the last session of the day. Let me congratulate all of you who have managed to make it all the way through to the last session. For those of you who have made it all the way through to the last session, I need to remind you once again that one of the prices you pay for getting to play with those iPads over the course of the last few days is that you need to go into them before you leave and fill out ...

Recorded on: Nov. 28, 2012

BRUCE P. KELLER: Welcome back, everybody. We are now going to turn to what I like to refer to as the entertainment portion of the program, on intellectual property law. And I think what I'll do first is simply briefly introduce Mary, who is reprising her role as the speaker, and will take us through a tour of some of the interesting cases that have evolved since last time we met. Mary, a 23-year veteran at Microsoft, leads the work of over 200 lawyers ...

Course Handbook from the program Telecommunications Policy & Regulation Institute (30th Annual), held December, 2012.

Recorded on: Jan. 11, 2013

Taken from the briefing On-Line Defamation: The Latest Developments and Trends recorded January, 2013. The explosion of social media and on-line review websites has resulted in a dramatic increase in defamation claims by employees, businesses and consumers. This briefing will focus on the latest legal developments and practical approaches to avoid and defend on-line defamation claims. For this new program we have an experienced ...

From the program: Broadband and Cable Industry Law 2013

Released on: Feb. 12, 2013

In this renowned program, hear cutting-edge analysis of federal initiatives and FCC regulations. Plus examine current case law, the latest technology forecasts, and market trends. The country’s leading outside and in-house counsel representing cable operators, cable programmers, municipalities, and online service providers - and the regulators themselves - will give you an understanding of what has transpired in broadband and cable law ...

Recorded on: Jan. 28, 2013

AMY TAUB: Hello. My name is Amy Taub, and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, On-Line Defamation, the Latest Developments and Trends. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the Course Handbook tab in the ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Overview of Entertainment Law Issues; Television, Video & User-Generated Content; Videogames & Computer Entertainment; Building an Entertainment Law Practice; Ethics

Released on: Mar. 18, 2013

This session will address high-level issues in entertainment industry transactions and will cover legal and business issues and emerging trends in the television and video industries, including recent developments involving online video and user-generated content. It will sort out the parties to game development deals and their respective interests, take a look at key negotiating issues from both sides of the table, and conclude with a mock ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Sound Recordings; Music Publishing

Released on: Mar. 19, 2013

This session is geared toward a basic understanding of an artist-record company agreement with a mock negotiation as the format, and will address current issues and trends in the record industry, including digital distribution of sound recordings. The session will also provide a basic understanding of music publishing terms and concepts and will include a mock negotiation of an exclusive songwriter agreement. Lecture Topics [Total time ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2013 - Book Publishing; Current Developments in Entertainment and Sports Litigation; Film

Released on: Mar. 20, 2013

This session will provide an overview of book publishing agreements and current developments in the publishing industry (including e-books), followed by trends and hot topics in entertainment, sports and Internet litigation. The session will also provide a basic understanding of motion picture terms and concepts, plus advanced film issues involving financing, production and distribution. Lecture Topics [Total time 06:11:40] Segments ...

Published: July 2013