Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

EASL Committee Meetings

Open, no registration required. Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; Diversity Committee; Fine Arts Committee; Motion Pictures Committee; Music/MBLC Committee; Sports Committee; Theatre and Performing Arts Committee

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Making Sense of Fair Use in a Post-Warhol World

A distinguished panel of practitioners and academics will discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith upon the creative industries. In May of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol’s silk screen print appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine based on photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s portrait of musician Prince Rogers Nelson was not a fair use. In its decision, the Court attempted to delineate the contours of the first fair factor, purpose and character of the use, and specifically what constitutes a “transformative” fair use. Experts are now debating what the decision means for the future of fair use law, as well as the practice implications for art and entertainment lawyers. There also will be a discussion of fair use in such other areas as documentaries.

Speaker

Amy Adler | Emily Kempin Professor of Law at NYU School of Law New York, NY

Michael C. Donaldson | Donaldson & Callif, LLP Beverly Hills, CA

Pippa Loengard | Deputy Director and Lecturer in Law, Kernochan Center, Columbia Law School New York, NY

Moderator

Benjamin S. Akley | Partner, Pryor Cashman LLP New York, NY

2:45 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Break

2:55 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

The Influence of Money in College Sports: Coaches' Salaries, Student-Athlete Name-Image-Likeness, Conference TV Deals, Gambling & Title IX

The continual infusion of money and new financial distribution models are creating unique and challenging issues for college sports in the United States. With some college football coaches making more money than the college president, and some student-athletes making over a million dollars in annual “NIL” revenue, should college athletes still be considered amateurs, professionals, and/or employees? And, what about the gender equity federal law that is Title IX? The answers to these and many more questions will be explored during the panel discussion.

Speaker

Hal Biagas | Chief Operating Officer, and General Counsel at Seven1 Sports & Entertainment Group New York, NY

Dr. Donna Lopiano | President and founder of Sports Management Resources, adjunct professor of Sports Management at Southern Connecticut State University and the President of The Drake Group Westport, CT

Peter Roby | Former Director of Athletics and Recreation at Northeastern University, and Member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics Greater Boston

Moderator

Jill Pilgrim | Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC EASL Sports Committee Co-Chair

4:10 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Break

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Impact of AI on Entertainment

The third panel will explore the myriad legal and business challenges in the entertainment industry presented by generative AI technology, including its impact on screenwriters, authors, actors and other content creators, and highlighted by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, where AI’s potential replacement of humans is a major issue.

Speaker

Ann Burdick | General Counsel, Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. New York, NY

Jonathan Handel | Entertainment/Technology Attorney and Freelance Journalist Los Angeles, CA

Umair Kazi | Director of Advocacy and Policy at the Authors Guild New York, NY

Vishwanath Mohan | Counsel at Greenberg Glusker Los Angeles, CA

5:30 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.

Final Announcements

5:35 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Networking Reception

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