Maryland CLE - Sports and Entertainment Courses
Maryland CLE
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8 Privacy and Advertising Tips for the Games Industry
Gregory Boyd and Daniel M. Goldberg of Frankfurt Kurnit, in partnership with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), present a fascinating CLE course on the most pressing privacy issues related to video games and online advertising. Intended for lawyers and laypeople, the course will explain the impact of the GDPR on online advertising as well as projections of the impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act which goes hand-in-hand with the increased focus of regulators, consumer adv... More Info
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Advertising After Operation Full Disclosure: The FTC’s New Focus on Disclosures in Advertising
For the second time in two years, the Federal Trade Commission distributed warnings to advertisers admonishing them for producing disclosures that are not sufficiently clear and conspicuous. Dubbed Operation Full Disclosure it provided warnings and guidance to more than sixty national advertisers in relation to both print and television. In this CLE course, presented by one of the country’s leading advertising law experts, you will learn what Operation Full Disclosure seeks to accomplish and w... More Info
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Blowing the Whistle: Keeping Young Athletes Safe from Sexual and Physical Abuse and Sexual Exploitation in Sports
Congress passed and President Trump signed into law an extension of the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, called Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act, which dramatically changes how all sports organizations that are part of the United States Olympic Committee’s governing structure report and handle matters of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, youth protection, youth exploitation and physical abuse. But the bill also has far ranging impact in establishing the... More Info
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Covid-19 and Sports: Legal Issues and Future Challenges
The legal issues surrounding sports, from the college level all the way to professionals and the Olympic players, are shockingly complex. The issues go above and beyond players and teams and relate to images and likeness, college sports and names, risk management and most recently, the Olympic Athletes Empowerment Act. This CLE course will address these issues as well as the impact that COVID-19 has had on sports and athletes. More Info
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Donald Sterling & the NBA: Speech, Property Rights, Antitrust and the Law of Professional Sports Leagues
The excitement surrounding sports is meant to be focused on amazing plays, incredible assists and raw athletic talent. But as the leagues have developed and the legal issues surrounding them have mounted, more of the excitement seems to unfold in the courtrooms than on the fields. This CLE course will highlight one such case, that of Donald Sterling, the Los Angeles Clippers owner whose controversial statements may have resulted in a lifetime ban from the NBA and the forcible sale of h... More Info
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Employment Law: An Entertainment Industry Perspective
Media and entertainment companies, which contract with a full-range of employee classifications, are at a particularly high risk for employment law infractions. Actors and independent contractors, interns, volunteers, part-time workers and the various unions involved can open the door to innumerable violations incurring both financial and professional consequences. This CLE course, presented by Frankfurt, Kurnit Klein & Selz, will explain the recent trends and potential pitfalls that medi... More Info
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Fundamentals of the Music Business & Law
Copyright infringement in the music industry continues to be a hot topic with industry executives and distributors pitted against artists. This CLE course will explain copyright law specifically as it applies to the music industry. The course will explain what aspects of a musical piece can be copyrighted, the duration of the copyright, and copyright infringements. The course will also explain the process for licensing music and the role of key players including publishers and record labels. Man... More Info
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How to File Successful Non-Immigrant O and E Visa Petitions and EB-1, EB2-NIW and PERM-based Green Card Petitions
This comprehensive and informative CLE course will address visa and green card petitions and, if time permits, will also cover H-1B’s. The course will explain how to successfully file visa petitions E ((Investors and Traders from countries with treaties with the US), O-1A (Athletics, Business, Education and the Sciences) and O-1B (Artists, and those in Motion Pictures & TV). Regarding green card petitions, the course will focus on EB-1A (Extraordinary Ability in the Arts, Athletics, Bu... More Info
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Immigration for the Extraordinary: O-1 and EB1-1
Whether in the US as an immigrant or not, those at the highest level attempting to find work in the US may be issued temporary work visas or green cards. This CLE course will present the regulatory standards and the evidence required for those petitioning for temporary work visas or green cards. The course will provide a detailed explanation of the three O-1 categories and briefly discuss the P-1 available to athletes. How to build a green card case as well as both the legal and practi... More Info
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Introduction to Music Clearances
Music is a key element to every entertainment industry. In movies and TV shows and even video games and apps, the musical accompaniment is always chosen with care. But how do you know when it is permitted to use an existing piece of music? This CLE course will explain the legal aspects of music musical clearances and how it differs from the licensing. The course will explain the legal distinction between key terms such as compositions, recordings and footage containing music. Use of musical piec... More Info
$291General Credit