Arizona (AZ) Sports Law CLE Course Catalog

When is a celebrity a brand? Learn the dos and don't of developing brand status through licensing.

Every artist has legal issues to worry about and every artist has a right to protect their creative investments. This course is geared toward entertainment attorneys who wish to provide the legal assistance regarding contracts, intellectual property rights,and fair use.

Trademark licensing is so much more than understanding trademark law and how to draft a strong contract – both important. This webinar will explore how brand licensing can be an effective brand messaging and communications tool for your clients.

Join our panel as they review recent and important cases addressing publicity rights of celebrities.

The entertainment media are (and have always been) highly adaptive of prior works. Film and television productions are routinely based upon works of literary fiction, and stage plays (especially musicals) are inspired by classic films and television properties, literary works, comic strips, and graphic novels. Work on any adapted property, regardless of the intended medium, typically begins with getting the rights—securing the all-important ability to create a derivative work that usually translates the pre-existing copyrighted work into a new medium.

Music has become a major staple in creating pleasing atmospheres for sporting events, retail stores, and even healthcare facilities. Most businesses require a license to play music, as it is protected by copyright law. These laws, which could lead to legal and financial penalties, are intended to protect the rights of artists, composers, and publishers. So if you're in the market to add a little flair to your firm, or you're assisting a client with a new business, this webinar will prepare you for interactions with performing rights organizations (PROs).

With experts on crowdfunding from both the for-profit and non-profit realms, this program will educate attorneys whose clients want to offer either a business or project up for crowdfunding, or are thinking of getting into the funding portal business. The topics to be covered include basic legal requirements, liability issues, and some practical tips and best practices.

This webinar will provide a thorough breakdown of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in sports, including a detailed discussion of arbitration and mediation from two experts in the field; the advantages of ADR for your client; strategies for drafting an effective ADR clause; examples of well drafted clauses versus poorly drafted clauses, and the effect these different clauses have had in practice.