Rock N' Roll Law

This basic course is meant to give attendees an overview of music copyright law concepts, including how to establish and register a copyright for your music, what is a copyright and how to get one. You will learn the two copyrights in every song. We will also drill down to discuss the sources of revenue songs can generate as well as explore the exclusive rights of a copyright and what those basic rights mean under federal law. You will explore how the music industry as it pertains to the law has changed over the years. All the while, you will listen to music and audio clips to elaborate on the law. Lastly, you will delve into future issues of music streaming and sampling. The course will also explore user-generated content; performing rights organizations’ role in music, and the future of copyright lawsuits. Ethics Portion of Course The one-hour ethics portion focuses even more particularly on representing a band or artist and uses the final few years of The Beatles as a case study. Specific emphasis is placed on the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 1.7 (conflict of interest—current client); 1.13 (Organization as a client); 1.14 (Client with Diminished Capacity); and 2.1 (Role as Advocate). The ethical issues in the “My Sweet Lord” copyright infringement case will be discussed. Read more »

The Least Awful Ethics Program Ever

No one likes ethics CLE. We know. That's why we have Stuart Teicher, "the CLE Performer" coming to town. You simply will not believe how he makes ethics...well, not horrible. We know that you don't care about the rules that he will discuss (...which are 8.3 Reporting Misconduct, 1.6, Confidentiality, 1.7 Conflicts, and more). What you care about is that he won't make you fight back a nap for 3 hours. Trust us, this is a different kind of ethics...because it's not awful. Read more »

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Naked and Afraid: A Legal Survival Skills Program

Did you ever see that TV show where people are put into a survival situation, completely naked, and with no tools except a knife? They are forced to rely on their survival skills to make it out alive. Well, lawyers are in a similar situation every day. Sure, we are fully clothed, but we have to rely on some very basic survival skills to make it through the practice. Writing, negotiating, and communicating with clients are the survival tools of our trade. Come join the “CLE performer,” Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he shows us how to sharpen those tools…so we don’t get caught with our pants down and end up naked and afraid of the disciplinary system. Read more »