North Dakota (ND) Entertainment Law CLE Course Catalog

This seminar will provide an overview of the issues applicable to art consignments, including issues of agency, security interests, fiduciary duties, and warranties.

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.

This program will provide best practices for counseling brand or social media influencer clients to disclose paid promotions, discounts, coupons, sweepstakes, affiliate links, free products, or anything of value in exchange for a review, post, or endorsement.

This program provides an overview of the fundamental intellectual property rights related to street art, or graffiti, and the corresponding property rights of the building owner. Specifically, faculty will explore the copyright, visual artists' rights and property rights issues related to street art, and the 5Pointz ruling, which awarded $6.75 million to a group of graffiti artists for the white-washing and eventual demolition of their work by the building owner.

This panel, joined by a nationally recognized band attorney (and musician in his own right), will discuss the elements of a song and the process of songwriting in a collaborative environment. They will provide valuable guidance on preparing song splits and other song revenue-sharing agreements that recognize and capture the value of each songwriter's contribution.

This program is a primer on the legal issues surrounding the development and production of independent motion pictures. Topics covered will include securing rights to the economics of flat fees, navigation of union, guild, and collection account agreements, negotiation of talent and above-the-line deals, and pitfalls of clearance and location issues.