2023

Entertainment Law 101

PRESENTED BY
The University of Texas School of Law
Texas Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

Austin Nov 8, 2023 AT&T Conference Center
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Live Webcast Nov 8, 2023
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Overview

Entertainment Law 101 is a perfect overview for new entrants to the field, or a refresher for more seasoned practitioners. Learn what it takes to become a sports lawyer, understand the ins and outs of running an independent music business, gain the essentials of copyright and trademark law for working in the arts, and more.

Then continue on for the 33rd Annual Entertainment Law Institute (ELI), now co-sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. ELI continues to bring together an outstanding faculty of nationally-regarded practitioners and industry insiders to keep entertainment lawyers up to date on the latest emerging trends, issues and breaking developments in music, film, games, and digital media.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. 8, 2023
Presiding Officer:
Brent A. Turman, Bell Nunnally - Dallas, TX
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes light refreshments.
12:35 pm

Welcoming Remarks
12:45 pm

1.00 hr

So You Want to Be a Sports Lawyer?

Explore the life of in-house counsel from college to the pros.

Jessica Presnall, Big 12 Conference - Irving, TX
Stephen Starks, Live Nation Entertainment - Dallas, TX

Jessica Presnall, Big 12 Conference - Irving, TX
Stephen Starks, Live Nation Entertainment - Dallas, TX
1:45 pm

1.00 hr

Intellectual Property: The Essentials of Copyrights and Trademarks for Creatives

Understand the basic copyright and trademark principles and identify where they apply in music, television/film, podcasting, and influencer deals.

Stephanie K. Hay, The Hay Law Group, PLLC - Houston, TX

Stephanie K. Hay, The Hay Law Group, PLLC - Houston, TX
2:45 pm

15-Minute Break
3:00 pm

1.00 hr

How to Start and Run an Independent Music Business

An overview of business entities and how they may be used by music labels, music publishers, managers, promoters, venues or others in the music business, followed by a discussion of the deluge of data that labels, publishers and managers must deal with in the modern music business.

Craig Crafton, University of North Texas College of Music and 3345 Music, LLC - Denton, TX

Craig Crafton, University of North Texas College of Music and 3345 Music, LLC - Denton, TX
4:00 pm

0.75 hr

Lawyers Who Produce: Film and TV Edition

This lively panel discussion explores how the skills developed as a lawyer translate to the skills needed by film and television producers. Hear insider tips based on the panelists' productions and reveal what they wished they’d known sooner.

Moderator:
Amy E. Mitchell, Amy E. Mitchell, PLLC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Duncan C. Montgomery, High Frequency Entertainment, LLC - Austin, TX
Lisa Normand, CAMP LUCKY - Dallas, TX

Moderator:
Amy E. Mitchell, Amy E. Mitchell, PLLC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Duncan C. Montgomery, High Frequency Entertainment, LLC - Austin, TX
Lisa Normand, CAMP LUCKY - Dallas, TX
4:45 pm

Adjourn
ELI WELCOME EVENT

Following the 101 program, join TESLAW at Scholz's Biergarten and Bowling Alley for food, fun and bowling! Free for all conference attendees and faculty. Further details will be provided closer to the event.

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Conference Faculty

Craig Crafton

University of North Texas College of Music and 3345 Music, LLC
Denton, TX

Stephanie K. Hay

The Hay Law Group, PLLC
Houston, TX

Amy E. Mitchell

Amy E. Mitchell, PLLC
Austin, TX

Duncan C. Montgomery

High Frequency Entertainment, LLC
Austin, TX

Lisa Normand

CAMP LUCKY
Dallas, TX

Jessica Presnall

Big 12 Conference
Irving, TX

Stephen Starks

Live Nation Entertainment
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Amy E. Mitchell—Chair

Amy E. Mitchell, PLLC
Austin, TX

Tamera H. Bennett

Bennett Law Office, PC
Lewisville, TX

Gwendolyn Seale

Mike Tolleson and Associates
Austin, TX

Stan Soocher

Entertainment Law & Finance
Denver, CO

Brent A. Turman

Bell Nunnally
Dallas, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.75 hrs

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 3.75 hrs

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 4.50 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Pennsylvania – 3.50 hrs

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Other States – 3.75 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 4.50 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.75 hrs

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 3.75 hrs

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 4.50 hrs

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Pennsylvania – 3.50 hrs

To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 3.75 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 4.50 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – Nov 8, 2023 – AT&T Conference Center

Conference Concluded

Live Webcast – Nov 8, 2023

Conference Concluded

Buy

Austin
Live Webcast

Individual
Last day for $195.00 Regular pricing: Nov 3, 2023
$295.00 for registrations received after this time

Small Firm (per person for firms of 5 attorneys or fewer)
Last day for $155.00 Regular pricing: Nov 3, 2023
$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $175.00 Regular pricing: Nov 3, 2023
$275.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $155.00 Regular pricing: Nov 3, 2023
$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Nov 3, 2023
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Nov 6, 2023

Individual
Last day for $195.00 Regular pricing: Oct 25, 2023
$295.00 for registrations received after this time

Small Firm (per person for firms of 5 attorneys or fewer)
Last day for $155.00 Regular pricing: Oct 25, 2023
$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $175.00 Regular pricing: Oct 25, 2023
$275.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $155.00 Regular pricing: Oct 25, 2023
$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Nov 3, 2023
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Nov 6, 2023

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

The University of Texas at Austin
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX
877.744.8822 (reservations)
Map

Accommodations

A room block is available at the AC Hotel Austin-University, just a short walk to the AT&T Conference Center. A special room rate of $249 is available until October 23rd, or until the room block is exhausted, whichever comes first. You can reserve your room by visiting their website here.

Parking Information

Parking is available in the conference center's attached garage, as well as Rowling Hall Garage. Both garage entrances are located on W 20th St. Guests may self-park or use the hotel's valet services at the University Avenue entrance. Parking rates are subject to change without notice.

Self-parking fees:

Hourly Parking:
0-30 minutes, $3
31-60 minutes, $4
1– 2 hours, $6
2– 3 hours, $9
3– 4 hours, $12
4– 5 hours, $15
5– 8 hours, $18
8– 24 hours, $21
Lost ticket, $42

Valet Parking Rates:
Daily valet: $21

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Jackson Walker LLP

Jackson Walker LLP
www.jw.com

As part of the largest law firm in Texas, Jackson Walker’s Entertainment Group leverages both its years of experience and full-service resources to provide clients with valued advice that relates to multiple disciplines of the entertainment industry. Clients turn to Jackson Walker because they are looking for creative, insightful attorneys who combine business acumen, legal experience, and vision to guide them through known and unexplored commercial and legal landscapes. This cutting-edge advice requires unique market insights as to what is driving the various sectors within the Entertainment industry, but also legal acuity to know what today’s key issues are and to anticipate future opportunities and challenges.
SXSW

SXSW
www.sxsw.com
Bell Nunnally

Bell Nunnally
www.bellnunnally.com/

Entertainment Law 101

Overview

Event Schedule

Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. 8, 2023

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

Accommodations

Parking Information

Our Sponsors

Jackson Walker LLP

SXSW

Bell Nunnally

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