Thursday, November 3 • 1-5:30 PM

Offices of Greenberg Traurig
Metlife Building, 200 Park Avenue, 15th Floor

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Press Coverage

• http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/narm-s-entertainment-technology-law-conference-1005477152.story
  

Agenda

• Topic 1
  Cloud Media Law: MP3 Tunes, Amazon Cloud Music and Cartoon Network v. Cablevision
  Are online services in the clear when providing cloud-based locker services? Are creators cheated by unlicensed cloud-based services? Is it time for Congress to revisit the DMCA safe harbor for user-uploaded content?
  - Chris Castle, Attorney, Writer and Blogger
  - Michael Elkin, Winston & Strawn
  - Gary Greenstein, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
  - Jennifer Pariser, VP Litigation, RIAA

• Topic 2
  Cloud Media Deals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Or All the Same?
  Spotify, Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iTunes Music Store, Guvera, Grooveshark … So many opportunities, most are fundamentally different. How do you evaluate which deals are good? What are the differences between the models and monetization? What are the licensing issues? If regulatory and case law is primarily reactive, then it follows the cutting edge of music law is contract practice and how exactly the above questions are answered.
  - Lee Knife, DiMA    
  - Matt Laszuk, IRIS Distribution
  - David Leibowitz, CH Potomac
  - Adam Parness, Rhapsody 
  - Jason Pascal, The Orchard
  - Moderator:  David Mazur, MasurLaw
  

• Topics 3
  Creators vs. Corporations: Copyright Termination and Royalty Accounting After the Eminem Case
  For decades, there have been issues between creators and their corporate sponsors — record companies and publishers. One issue recently exploded when Eminem successfully sued Universal Music regarding rights and royalties associated with iTunes downloads. Another issue is the 2013 opportunity for artists and songwriters to reclaim assignments of copyright. Is this the dawn of a new day for songwriters and recording artists, or just a bit of turbulence that will be over before we notice?
  - Lisa Alter, Alter & Rosen
  - Charles J Sanders, Counsel, Songwriters Guild Of America
  - Joe Salvo, Exec. VP and General Counsel, HIT Entertainment
  - Joel Schoenfeld, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (former General Counsel of BMG Worldwide, RIAA and eMusic)