Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2009 - Book Publishing; Personal Management & Agency Contracts; Film

Released on: Apr. 1, 2009
Running Time: 06:15:01.00

Overview

Special Note - New York Transitional credit for this program is only available to New York licensed attorneys practicing law outside the U.S.

Learn from some of the most highly acclaimed entertainment attorneys, business professionals and industry experts about the legal, financial, business and ethical issues that confront practitioners. This year's program will cover industry stalwarts like film, television, video and music publishing as well as the dramatic impact technology and the Internet have made in the areas of sound recordings, user-generated content, videogames and computer entertainment. In addition, the 2009 program will include union and guild issues, a discussion of book publishing, personal management and agency contracts and a full hour of ethics.

Lecture Topics [Total time 06:04:28]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

Book Publishing [01:41:09]
Gail Ross, John Schline
Personal Management & Agency Contracts [01:25:56]
Ralph G. De Palma, III, Marty Diamond, Wendy Laister
Film: Key Legal Issues in the Development, Financing, Production & Distribution of Theatrical Motion Pictures [02:57:23]
Joseph J. Dapello, Brian L. Burkin, Alison S. Cohen

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

Overview Of Entertainment Law Issues; Television, Video &User-Generated Content ( With Attachments A - G )
Kenneth M. Kaufman
General Pre-Publication Checklist ( With Attachments A- H )
Television Agreements ( With Attachments A-F)
Karen J. Levinson, Kenneth M. Kaufman
Videogames & Computer Entertainment ( With Attachment A- Y )
Jim Charne, Steven A. Bercu
Union & Guild Issues In The Entertainment Industry ( With Attachments A- G)
Alan Brunswick
A 2009 Update : What Every Entertainment Lawyer Needs To Know - How To Avoid Being The Target Of A Legal Malpractice Claim Or Disciplinary Action
Jack P. Sahl
Recording Agreement -Outline Of Deal Points
Julie Swidler, Jeff Walker
Music Publishing ( With Attachment A-E)
Linda A. Newmark
An Overview Of The Music Publishing Industry
Linda A. Newmark
Music Publishing
Howard Siegel
Contract Checklists
Gail Ross
Harpercollins Publishers Boilerplate Author Contract
Richard J. Cariello
Personal Management
Howard Siegel
Outline - Distribution Economics ( With Attachments A - G )
Joseph J. Dapello
Production
Brian L. Burkin
PLI Outline - The Development Of Feature Films (With Attachment A-E)
Alison S. Cohen
Sound Recordings ( Powerpoint )
Julie Swidler
Index To Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2009

Presentation Materials

Book Publishing: Personal Management & Agency Contracts
Gail E. Ross
Book Publishing
Gail E. Ross, John Schline

Faculty

Co-Chair(s)

Kenneth M. Kaufman, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Howard Siegel, Pryor Cashman LLP

Speaker(s)

Brian L. Burkin, Executive Vice President - Business Affairs and Operations - International Motion Picture Production, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group - Sony Pictures Entertainment
Alison Cohen, Head of Business Affairs, FilmNation Entertainment, LLC
Joseph J. Dapello, Schreck Rose Dapello Adams & Hurwitz LLP
Marty Diamond, Head of New York Music Department, Paradigm
Wendy Laister, Manager and CEO, Magus Entertainment, Inc.
Gail Ross, Lichtman, Trister and Ross; The Gail Ross Literary Agency
John Schline, Senior Vice President, Corporate Director of Business Affairs, Penguin Group (USA)

Program Attorney(s)

Tamara C. Kiwi, Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute

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