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2024

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 20, 2024 AT&T Conference Center
Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Nov 20, 2024
Conference Concluded

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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. This year, learn the ins and outs of different kinds of distribution deals, including film and television, book publishing, and music deals. And take advantage of opportunities to ask your questions to your colleagues and peers.

Then continue on for the 34th Annual Entertainment Law Institute (ELI), 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. 20, 2024
Presiding Officer:
Stephanie K. Hay, The Hay Law Group, PLLC - Houston, TX
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes light refreshments.
12:35 pm

Welcoming Remarks
12:45 pm

1.00 hr

Film and TV Distribution Deals: Issue Spotting and Doing Math

Focus on key terms as well as financial issues that are important to consider when advising clients producing film and television projects.

Nancy C. Prager, Prager Law, LLC - Atlanta, GA
1:45 pm

1.00 hr

Publishing Deals: A Conversation

An author and a publisher discuss legal and practical concerns of publishing agreements and ancillary deals.

Stevie M. Fitzgerald, SXSW, LLC - Austin, TX
April Murphy, KellerINK, Keller Williams Realty, Inc. - Austin, TX
2:45 pm

15-Minute Break
3:00 pm

1.00 hr

Music Distribution Deals are Back in Fashion

As artists shy away from the long duration of traditional recording agreements, there is a rise in distribution deals being offered, even from the major labels. Dive into those deals and the various options that are being offered to artists.

Wallace E.J. Collins III, Law Offices of Wallace E.J. Collins III - New York, NY
Lynn Morrow, Adams and Reese LLP - Nashville, TN
4:00 pm

0.75 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Pro Bono to Practice

A panel presented by Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts discusses how pro bono representation of arts and entertainment clients helps to build substantive knowledge and an ethical foundation for practice management. The panel walks through a case-study involving a dispute among and between members of a musical recording group.

Justen S. Barks, Barks PLLC - Houston, TX
Angela L. Lee, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts - Austin, TX
Adam D. Mandell, MWZB Law - Austin, TX
4:45 pm

Adjourn
ELI WELCOME EVENT (5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.)

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

Justen S. Barks

Barks PLLC
Houston, TX

Wallace E.J. Collins III

Law Offices of Wallace E.J. Collins III
New York, NY

Stevie M. Fitzgerald

SXSW, LLC
Austin, TX

Angela L. Lee

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
Austin, TX

Adam D. Mandell

MWZB Law
Austin, TX

Lynn Morrow

Adams and Reese LLP
Nashville, TN

April Murphy

KellerINK, Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
Austin, TX

Nancy C. Prager

Prager Law, LLC
Atlanta, GA

Planning Committee

Tamera H. Bennett

Bennett Law Office, PC
Lewisville, TX

Daniel Hare

Varsity Search and Baylor University
Waco, TX

Stephanie K. Hay

The Hay Law Group, PLLC
Houston, TX

Amy E. Mitchell

Amy E. Mitchell, PLLC
Austin, TX

Gwendolyn Seale

Mike Tolleson and Associates
Austin, TX

Stan Soocher

Entertainment Law & Finance
Arvada, CO

Brent A. Turman

Bell Nunnally
Dallas, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.75 hrs | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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.

Georgia – 3.50 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law's activity has been approved by the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency (CCLC) for CLE credit under the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program. Upon completion of the program please claim and certify your hours in your UTCLE Briefcase. Once you have claimed your credit UT Law CLE will report your hours to the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency and you will be billed $4 per hour on your CLE transcript for the program. You will receive an emailed Certificate of Attendance from UT Law CLE to keep for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 4.50 hrs | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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.

Tennessee – 3.75 hrs | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 Tennessee within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Any credit submitted to UTCLE more than 45 days after the end of the conference may not be submitted to Tennessee. 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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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.

Georgia – 3.50 hrs

To claim Georgia MCLE credit, Georgia 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's activity has been approved by the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency (CCLC) for CLE credit under the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program. Upon completion of the program please claim and certify your hours in your UTCLE Briefcase. Once you have claimed your credit UT Law CLE will report your hours to the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency and you will be billed $4 per hour on your CLE transcript for the program. You will receive an emailed Certificate of Attendance from UT Law CLE to keep for your records. 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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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.

Tennessee – 3.75 hrs | 0.50 hrs Ethics

To claim Tennessee MCLE credit, Tennessee 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. Attorney attendance will be reported to Tennessee within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submit. Any credit submitted to UTCLE more than 45 days after the end of the conference may not be submitted to Tennessee. 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 | 0.50 hrs Ethics

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 20, 2024 – AT&T Conference Center

Conference Concluded

Live Webcast – Nov 20, 2024

Conference Concluded

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Austin
Live Webcast

Individual
Last day for $195.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$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 6, 2024

$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $175.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$275.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $155.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Nov 15, 2024

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Nov 18, 2024

Individual
Last day for $195.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$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 6, 2024

$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $175.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$275.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $155.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$255.00 for registrations received after this time

Add-on
Last day for $75.00 Regular pricing: Nov 6, 2024

$75.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Nov 15, 2024

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Nov 18, 2024

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

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

Accommodations

Rooms are available at a rate of $204 per night. Please use this link to book your reservation. Special room rate is available until October 21, 2024, or until the room block is exhausted, whichever comes first.

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
Overnight valet: $38

Additional Information

The conference will take place in the Grand Ballroom at the AT&T Center. If you self-park in the AT&T Conference Center Garage, please take the conference center elevators to level “M3" and follow signs to the Grand Ballroom. If you park in Rowling Hall Garage, please take the elevators to level “B1” and walk across the courtyard to the Conference Center, where you can take the elevators to level "M3" Grand Ballroom.

2024

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 20, 2024 AT&T Conference Center Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Nov 20, 2024 Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: eConference Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. 20, 2024

Conference Faculty

Justen S. Barks

Wallace E.J. Collins III

Stevie M. Fitzgerald

Angela L. Lee

Adam D. Mandell

Lynn Morrow

April Murphy

Nancy C. Prager

Planning Committee

Tamera H. Bennett

Daniel Hare

Stephanie K. Hay

Amy E. Mitchell

Gwendolyn Seale

Stan Soocher

Brent A. Turman

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

Accommodations

Parking Information

Additional Information

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

Austin Nov 20, 2024 AT&T Conference Center
Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Nov 20, 2024
Conference Concluded