SXSW Music 2014 Program Guide
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SXSW 2014 Music & Media Conference | 103 MUSIC CONFERENCE SXSW 2014 MUSIC CLE SCHEDULE FRIDAY MARCH 14 (PART ONE) (Open to Music and Platinum Badges) 10:30-11:00 AM Attorney Sign-in 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CLE 1: Entertainment Law Ethics Entrepreneurial entertainment lawyers often ride the fine line between what might be considered permissible and impermissible conduct under the Rules of Professional Conduct.But, how does this behavior look to jurists and ethicists? Lawrence Waks (Moderator), Partner, Jackson Walker LLP Wallace B Jefferson, Chief Justice (Ret), Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend LLP Steve McConnico, Atty, Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CLE 2: Actions, Reactions and Class Actions: Music Business Litigation When Plaintiffs form a class in a concerted effort to seek relief, the result can alter the course of jurisprudence. This panel will review mega-issues through mega-litigations and report on their impact. Tim Matson (Moderator), Atty, Lommen Abdo Law Firm David Given, Partner, Phillips Erlewine & Given LLP Howard Hertz, Partner, Hertz Schram PC Richard Wolfe, Owner, Richard Wolfe Law 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CLE 3: Flipping Publishing Micro- Pennies into a Bucket Digital distribution and related compensation is now the rule, not the exception. The de-centralization of publishing money sources requires the identification and payments from those sources. A dollar here, a quarter there and a penny from anywhere doth a career make. Bob Donnelly (Moderator), Atty, Lommen Abdo Law Firm Danielle M Aguirre, SVP Business & Legal Affairs, National Music Publishers' Association Kris Munoz, Sr Dir Business & Legal Affairs, BMG Chrysalis Andrew Sparkler, VP Business & Membership Affairs, ASCAP 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CLE 4: Music Law Up, Down and Around Capitol Hill Music by the people and for the people often requires the political dance in the making of policy and legislation. The panel will discuss major policy initiatives, their status and impact. Peter Strand (Moderator), Atty, Leavens Strand Glover & Adler LLC Jacqueline Charlesworth, Sr Counsel to the Registrar, US Copyright Office Rachel Stilwell, Atty, Gladstone Michel Weisberg Willner & SATURDAY MARCH 15 (PART TWO) (Open to Music and Platinum Badges) 10:30-11:00 AM Attorney Sign-in 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CLE 5: Artist Entertainment Deals Beyond 360 As artists "break" from non-traditional music events such as television contests, the assignment of rights and income participations are now migrating beyond record company 360 deals. This mutation and/or evolution is dissected. Paul Bezilla (Moderator) Atty, Lommen Abdo Law Firm Susan Abramovitch, Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Paul Friedman, Sr VP Music Affairs Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment Lynn Morrow, Atty, Adams and Reese LLP 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CLE 6: Hardcore Legal Issues for Artist-Owned Labels In these times, the responsibility for artist development often falls on . . . the artist. More than ever, the developing artist may need to be as adept at business as they are at art. The panel reviews essential business issues required for self-develop- ment. David Lessoff (Moderator), Atty, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Jason Karlov, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP Janine Small, Partner, Carroll Guido & Groffman LLP Monika Tashman, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CLE 7: Screaming About Streaming Music, music everywhere . . . and where's my money? What are the sources, rates and scale in subscriptions and other streamed music? John Simson (Moderator), Atty, Lommen Abdo Cole King & Stageberg PA Colin Rushing, General Counsel, SoundExchange Kenneth Steinthal, Atty, King & Spalding 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CLE 8: Music Lawyer Utopia Been there, seen that, done that and now what? How will lawyers survive and thrive in the current and future music industry paradigm? Scott Goldman (Moderator), VP, The GRAMMY Foundation/ MusiCares Ken Abdo, Atty, Lommen Abdo Cole King & Stageberg PA Joseph Serling, Atty, Serling Rooks Ferrara McKoy & Worob LLP Ron Wilcox, Exec Counsel, Warner Music Group SXSW 2014 CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE'S) | ROOM 9ABC SXSW CLE'S South By Southwest, in conjunction with Lommen Abdo Law Firm, will present a two-day Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program during the SXSW 2014 Music Conference at no additional cost. CLE Program Director: Nels Jacobson All SXSW 2014 Music and Platinum registrants are welcome to attend these law sessions in the Austin Convention Center, but attorneys will be given priority if the room approaches capacity. Attorneys attending may receive up to nine hours of CLE credit during SXSW Music (including one hour of ethics). The SXSW 2014 MUSIC CLE Program is set for Friday, March 14th and Saturday, March 15th. THE ENTIRE CLE PROGRAM IS IN ROOM 9ABC OF THE AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER.