CLE: Legal Issues in the Interactive Industries

On Tuesday afternoon, March 16, SXSW Interactive (in conjunction with SXSW Film) will present two special Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sessions: "Changing Legal Architecture of New Media" and "Financing Media Productions in the New World of Distribution."

Organized in conjunction with the Lommen Abdo Law Firm, these sessions are led by well-qualified attorneys and approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits. All Interactive, Film, Gold and Platinum badge-holders are welcome, but registered attorneys will be given priority if the room approaches capacity.

SXSW and Continuing Legal Education – it’s not just a good idea; it’s the law.

TUESDAY, March 16
Open to Platinum, Gold, Film, and Interactive Badges
3:00-3:30: Sign-in
3:30-4:30: What New Media Has Wrought: Changing Legal Architecture
Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, Tag Strategic, Hollywood, CA
Marcelino Ford-Levine, Gen. Manager, Advanced Advertising Initiative, Digital Home Group, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA
Nancy C. Prager, Attorney at Law, Washington, DC

5:00-6:00: Financing Media Productions in the New World of Distribution
Dan Satorius, Lommen, Abdo, Cole King & Stageberg, Minneapolis, MN
Jonathon Gray, Gray Krauss LLP, New York, NY
Jason Janego, New York, NY

FRIDAY, March 19
Open to Platinum and Music Badges
10:30-11:00: Sign-in
11:00-12:00: Music Policy, Legislation, and Food Fights
12:30-1:30: Evaluating the New Business Models: Benefit or B.S.?
2:00-3:00: Merch: Rights in the Unhummable
3:30-4:30: Working with Developing Artists: The Hitters and the Hits

SATURDAY, March 20
Open to Platinum and Music Badges
10:30-11:00: Sign-in
11:00-12:00: Music Law Ethics
12:30-1:30: Music Court: Avoiding or Inviting Litigation
2:00-3:00: Chasing Technology: The Law and Digital Distribution
3:30-4:30: Music Publishing Executives: The Hitters and the Hits