Rhode Island MCLE - Sports and Entertainment Courses
This is a listing of Sports and Entertainment CLE Courses for Rhode Island. Please make your selection below of Rhode Island CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.
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Representing Comic Book Creator Clients: A Guide to Contractual and IP Issues
The comic book business is a serious enterprise and representing comic book industry clients includes a variety of issues that attorneys need to know. This CLE course will address these issues and track the client\attorney relationship from concept through agreement. The course will present intellectual property issues, agreements for service, collaboration and publishing. The course will also explain what publishers tend to seek out in a comic book property as well as licensing issues and legal... More Info
$1073.5General Credits -
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Hero-at-Law: The Law and Practice of Representing Comic Book Creators and Publishers
The past two years has seen important changes in the comic books industry. This CLE course will present the new areas of litigation and transactional work that have developed as well as offer an overview of the fundamentals of representing comic book industry clients. The course will also address the pros and cons of AI-generated works and present a series of new cases which have had a dramatic impact on comic book and graphic novel publishers and their attorneys. More Info
$813General Credits -
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NFL Contract Advisors: So You Want to Be An Agent
The obligations of managing high profile athletes falls primarily on agents, and agents rely on lawyers to advise them. This CLE course will cover NFLPA certification requirements, agent eligibility, standards of conduct, particularly the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and prohibited actions for agents. The course will also cover contractual issues between agents and players and between players and teams. The course will also take a look at “bad client behavior” in the NFL, using real-... More Info
$552General Credits -
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Let ‘em Play! Sports Litigation and Extraordinary Remedies
The relationship between sports leagues and their teams is complex, particularly the legal aspects. From that perspective, are they one entity, joint ventures, partners? And what happens when there is conflict between them? This CLE course will address the main potential causes of action and affirmative defensive as well as potential remedies. The course will analyze potential disputes and explain how to approach them, what to look for and tips for quick resolution. Beginning w... More Info
$552General Credits -
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Elements, Innovations & Challenges in Sports Contracts
Sports is a multi-billion dollar business and today’s market is as competitive as ever. This CLE course, presented by Robert Boland, J.D., Athletics Integrity Officer at Penn State University, will examine the most critical aspects of sports contracts and the many legal areas where they may crossover. The course will look at the contracts as they relate to collectively bargained player agreements such as with the NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL as well as those agreements that include personal services... More Info
$552General Credits -
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Comic Book Contract Negotiation and Drafting Practicum
There are three agreements that are critical for attorneys representing comic book creators – the services agreement, the publishing agreement and the motion picture option/purchase agreement. With the help of veteran comic book publishing attorneys, this CLE course will explain best practices for negotiating these types of agreements from the negotiation to the drafting stage and also stage mock negotiations for participants. The course will also take into account specific issues such as page r... More Info
$552General Credits -
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The Reach and Limits of Commissioner Power in the Major Professional Sports
Sports commissioners are known for being power hungry. In fact, recent news stories have offered countless examples of commissioners imposing discipline both on players and owners for issues that should be largely outside their purview. This CLE course will review the advent of this trend and relevant cases such as MLB and Alex Rodriguez, the NFL and Ray Rice and the NBA and Donald Sterling. The course will explore how these cases relate to labor, anti-trust and contract law and most important,... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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Oh Brave Commercial New World: The New Reality of Name, Image, and Likeness in Collegiate Athletics
This CLE course serves to clear up the misunderstanding surrounding the recently enacted laws that permits college athletes to earn money from the use of their Name, Image & Likeness (NIL) without risking their college eligibility. While there are some restrictions, the response of the NCAA in lifting their rules, even in states where the law wasn’t passed, enabled collegiate athletes, previously barred from endorsements or other earnings, to pursue opportunities much the way professional athl... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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NFT's: A Survey of Intellectual Property Issues
NFT’s have become a valued investment and a hot topic. Since an NFT of Beeple’s collage sold at Christie’s for $69 million, everyone is trying to get in on the action from investors to celebrities. This CLE course will discuss the actual current state of NFT’s and Web culture, the evolving community and the intellectual property issues that are rapidly emerging as a result. More Info
$551.5General Credits -
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NCAA & Name, Image, Likeness Updates & Anarchy in America! Oh My
Amateur college sports has experienced massive upheaval over the last four years. From the potential loss of eligibility resulting from pursuing endorsement offers in 2019 to the multi-million dollar deals of 2022, student athletes are having a moment. This CLE course will present sports attorneys with a history that will give context to the current environment and explain how the intersection of the NCAA Transfer Portal and Boosters with the NIL deals have dramatically altered the lan... More Info
$551.5General Credits
