13-Hour Program

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Overview

Why You Should Attend

The media and communications sector continues to change rapidly in response to the ubiquity of digital and social media. This program examines how the law has responded in areas such as intellectual property, data protection, newsgathering liability, reporter’s privilege, First Amendment and commercial speech. The expert faculty of law firm practitioners, in-house counsel, government officials, and academics will address these cutting-edge issues. Unlike any other program, Communications Law in the Digital Age 2016 is a comprehensive, “one-stop shop,” providing the legal, strategic and practical knowledge needed to keep apace in this constantly changing area of law.

What You Will Learn

  • The latest on media regulation at the FCC
  • Updates on First Amendment and commercial speech developments
  • U.S. and European legislative, judicial and regulatory developments on data protection and privacy
  • Updates on reporter’s privilege and newsgathering liability
  • The most important intellectual property cases
  • Current issues in right of publicity law
  • Hot topics in the law of social media

Special Feature

  • Earn Ethics credit

Who Should Attend

Firm attorneys, in-house counsel and other professionals who practice in the fields of media and telecommunications, corporate compliance, privacy, and First Amendment law.

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