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Course Handbook from the program 35th Annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation, held December, 2017.

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2018 – Overview of Entertainment Law Issues; Television, Video & User-Generated Content; Media's Transformation - Over-the-Top Content (OTT), Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) & Mobile-Driven Video; Game & App Development Deals; Ethics

Released on: Mar. 5, 2018

Experienced entertainment attorneys and business executives will discuss legal, financial, and business issues in the practice of entertainment law, with a focus on new methods of delivery. The following is covered: Overview of Entertainment Law Issues; Television, Video & User-Generated Content; Media’s Transformation – OTTs, MCNs & Mobile-Driven Video; Game and App Development Deals; Ethics Sound Recordings; Music Publishing ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2018 - Sound Recordings; Music Publishing

Released on: Mar. 6, 2018

This session will be 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 recording industry, including digital distribution of sound recordings. It will provide a basic understanding of music publishing terms and concepts, and will include a mock negotiation of an exclusive songwriter and co-publishing agreement. Both panels will discuss ...

From the program: Counseling Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2018 - Book Publishing; Current Developments in Entertainment and Sports Litigation; Film

Released on: Mar. 7, 2018

Experienced entertainment attorneys and business executives will provide an overview of book publishing agreements and current developments in the publishing industry, followed by trends and hot topics in sports, entertainment and Internet litigation. A basic understanding of motion picture deal terms and concepts, plus advanced film issues involving financing, production and distribution will also be covered. Lecture Topics [Total RunTime: 06:34:22] Segments ...

Recorded on: Apr. 3, 2018

Taken from the One-hour Briefing  Recorded April 2018 in New York D.C. Circuit Rules on FCC 2015 TCPA Omnibus Order: What Does It Mean? [Total RunTime: 01:05:30] The D.C. Circuit recently issued its long-awaited decision in ACA Int’l v. FCC , where it upheld certain FCC rulings from its 2015 Omnibus Ruling and Order and vacated others.  The decision keeps intact the FCC’s ruling on the ability to revoke prior consent ...

From the program: Broadband and Cable Industry Law 2018

Released on: Apr. 18, 2018

Hear cutting-edge analysis of federal initiatives and FCC regulations, plus examine the latest negotiation and regulatory trends, current case law, and the latest technology forecasts. Join the country’s leading outside and in-house counsel representing cable operators, cable programmers, and online service providers — and the regulators themselves — to gain an understanding of what has transpired in broadband and cable law over ...

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2018

AMY: It is now my pleasure to turn the speaking over to Mark Roth. MARK S. ROTH: Thank you very much, Amy. And thank you for all those attending today. We very much appreciate your interest in this topic. As we all know, the D.C. Circuit handed down its decision just about a week and a half ago. And numerous articles have been written and webinars and teleconferences have been conducted on this issue and the developments and the implications of ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

TARA: We're going to start our next panel on retransmission consent and ATSC 3.0 issues. I'd like to start by introducing our panelists. To my right is Mary Lovejoy. Mary is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at the American Cable Association Mary advocates on behalf of ACA and its members before federal agencies, especially the FCC, and in regulatory matters pertaining to video and broadband services with a particular focus on retransmission ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

MARKHAM C. ERICKSON: OK, hello everybody. We're going right into our next program, our last panel of the day. Again, Tara, we're going to talk about this, because I got the panel right after lunch, and the panel just before cocktails. And I clearly did not think about this the way I should have. But this is going to be a very interesting panel, I find it a very interesting part of the law. So we're talking about-- the panel is called what the FCC's ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

MARKHAM C. ERICKSON: Good morning, everybody. On behalf of my co-chair, Tara Corvo, this is Markham Erickson, and welcoming you to day two. We have a-- we have three panels this morning. The first at 9 o'clock will go to 10:15. And then we'll have a networking break. And then we'll resume at 10:30 and then go right into our last panel at 11:30 on Privacy and Cyber Security, which will be exceedingly timely because of the events that we've seen in ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

TARA CORVO: And we were going to kick off with everyone's favorite topic, net neutrality. But before we get there, I think each panelist wanted to give a few minutes overview of the priorities that they're facing for the year, and what they see as the biggest issues confronting their respective industries or positions right now. So James, were you going to start? JAMES ASSEY: I'd be happy to start. Thank you, Tara. Thank you, Markham. Pleasure to ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

MARKHAM C. ERICKSON: Hello, everybody, we're wasting no time in getting settled for our next and last topic of the PLI. Congratulations for making it this far. This is a topic that is in the news currently. So it's very topical. And our panel covers both cybersecurity issues, as well as privacy issues. So there's a lot that can be discussed under those umbrellas. Our panelists have all been recent additions because of some unavoidable personal issues ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

MARKHAM C. ERICKSON: Good afternoon. Welcome back from lunch, Everyone Again, my name is Markham Erickson. Along with Tara Corvo, I'm Co-Chair of the PLI, and I have the privilege of being both the moderator for the panel right after lunch and also for the panel right before cocktail hour. And so Tara and I are going to talk after this program is over, and we're going to figure out how that happened. I wasn't paying attention, I think. So this panel ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

TARA CORVO: OK, welcome back. I hope everyone got some fortification from the break room to get us through our last two sessions of the afternoon. We're going to start our session now on the Hill and FCC efforts to spur broadband deployment through rights of way reform. You heard about it a little bit on our opening panel today. But our panelists today are going to get into in a lot more detail, and talk to you about what their efforts are and what ...

Recorded on: Apr. 13, 2018

TARA M. CORVO: Great. Thanks. And this morning, we're going to have our panel on spectrum issues. I'd like to introduce our panelists. To my right is Danielle Piñeres. Danielle is a Vice President and Associate General Counsel at NCTA, the Internet and Television Association, where she focuses on wireless spectrum policy issues. Next to Danielle is Hank with AT&T. Hank represents AT&T at the FCC on a number of issues, including broadband and internet ...

Recorded on: Jun. 25, 2018

Taken from the Web Program Recorded June, 2018 in New York U.S. v. AT&T-Time Warner: Implications for Future Antitrust Merger Enforcement [01:04:27] In U.S. v. AT&T-Time Warner, Judge Leon held that the DOJ had not met its burden to prove that the merger of AT&T and Time Warner would substantially lessen competition. The highly-anticipated decision, which paved the way for AT&T and Time Warner to close their $85.4 billion ...

Recorded on: Jun. 28, 2018

Taken from the Audio-only Briefing Social Media and User Data – Is the Pendulum Shifting? Recorded June 2018 in New York Social Media and User Data – Is the Pendulum Shifting? [01:03:49] Social media has become an integral part of our business and personal lives. In the wake of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica revelations, social media platforms are facing increasing scrutiny on a number of fronts over user data policies and practices. ...

Recorded on: Jul. 2, 2018

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello. My name is Amy Taub, and I'm a program attorney with PLI, a nonprofit learning organization. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, US versus AT&T Time Warner, Implications for Future Antitrust Merger Enforcement. 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 ...

Recorded on: Jul. 6, 2018

AMY TAUB: Hello. My name is Amy Taub. And I'm a program attorney with PLI, a nonprofit learning organization. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Social Media and User Data-- Is the Pendulum Shifting? 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 material for this briefing ...