CLE: Legal Issues in the Music Industry

For attorney registrants, South by Southwest, in conjunction with the Lommen Abdo Law Firm, is offering an 8-hour continuing legal education program (including one hour of ethics) at no additional cost. Support for this program is provided by the Entertainment Law Initiative of the GRAMMY Foundation, the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries and the Recording Academy’s GRAMMYs on the Hill Initiative. Contact CLE Program Director Nels Jacobson for further info.

SXSW 2008 CLE SCHEDULE

Friday March 14 (Part One)

12:00 NOON-12:30 PM
Attorney Sign-In

12:30 PM-1:30 PM
What is the Future of Record Companies and Artist Deals?
(GRAMMY Foundation Entertainment Law Initiative supported panel)
Michael Reinert (moderator), Executive VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Universal Music Group, New York, NY
Tim Mandelbaum, Selverne, Mandelbaum & Mintz, New York, NY
Don Passman, Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Beverly Hills, CA

1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Is Technology Leading the Music Business Around By the Nose?
David Given (moderator), Partner, Phillips, Erlewine & Given, San Francisco, CA
Jim Cooperman, COO & Executive VP of Business Affairs, Wind-Up Entertainment, New York, NY
Amanda Marks, Executive VP & General Manager, Digital Distribution, Universal Music Group Distribution, Universal City, CA

*Break from 2:30 PM-3:00 PM*

3:00 PM-4:00 PM
Is Today’s Big Money in Cross-Media Licensing?
Bill Hochberg (moderator), High Mountain Law, Santa Monica, CA
Jessica Darraby, Darraby Law, Los Angeles, CA
Katrina Carden McMullan, Senior Counsel, Music & Entertainment, Mattel, Inc., New York, NY

4:00 PM-5:00 PM
How Much Revenue Is Being Collected (or Missed) from International Publishing?
(American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries supported panel)
Ed Pierson (moderator), General Counsel and Executive VP, Warner/Chappell Music, Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Brabec, Senior VP of Business Affairs, Chrysalis Music Group, Los Angeles, CA
Todd Brabec, Executive VP & Director of Membership, ASCAP, Los Angeles, CA

Saturday March 15 (Part Two)

11:00 AM-11:30 AM
Attorney Sign-In

11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Music Law Ethics – Really?
Ken Abdo (moderator), Lommen Abdo Law Firm, Minneapolis, MN
Bob Donnelly, Lommen Abdo Law Firm, New York, NY

12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Are 360 Deals Justified?
Paul Bezilla (moderator), Lommen Abdo Law Firm, Minneapolis, MN
David Lessoff, VP, Business Affairs, New West Records, Beverly Hills, CA
Paul Sanderson, Sanderson Entertainment Law, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

*Break from 1:30 PM-2:00 PM*

2:00 PM-3:00 PM
How is Congress Rockin’ the Music Industry?
(The Recording Academy’s GRAMMYs on the Hill Initiative supported panel)
Daryl Friedman (moderator), VP, Advocacy & Government Relations, The Recording Academy, Washington, DC
Christine Albert, Indie Artist, Austin, TX
Chip Roy, Senior Counsel to Senator John Cornyn, Washington, DC
John Simson, Executive Director, SoundExchange, Washington, DC

3:00 PM-4:00 PM
What Legal Issues Must Be Considered by DIY Artists and Businesses?
Maureen Doherty (moderator), Doherty Legal, Houston, TX
Charles Driebe, Blind Ambition Management, Atlanta, GA
Scott Keniley, Keniley Law Firm, Norcross, GA