2011 | NOVEMBER
IMPORTING ART, NOW WHAT?
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 | 12-1:00 PM
Location: Room 406, Cardozo Law School
The Cardozo Art Law Society is hosting a brown bag lunch event with Michael McCullough. Mr. McCullough is the founder of Michael McCullough, LLC, and is the former Compliance Counsel for Sotheby's. Mr. McCullough concentrates in Customs and International Trade Law, with a significant focus on the international trade in art, antiques, jewelry, collectibles, and luxury goods. McCullough will teach you how to shepherd goods through customs. Just think: Bills of Lading... Cookies will be served!
Please be sure to R.S.V.P. for this event by emailing Cardozo Art Law Society Co-President Toni Mione.
IP BULLYING OR PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT? SYMPOSIUM
Friday, November 11, 2011 | 9:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Location: McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School
Location: McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School
Where is the line drawn between fair and effective enforcement of intellectual property rights and so-called “bullying”? Stories of pugnacious patent-holding companies, combative copyright trolls, and threatening trademark enforcers abound in the news recently. Our panelists will discuss the significance of IP bullying (or lack thereof), the effect of the evolution of the IP litigation model on competition, and how rights holders can walk that fine line between effective policing and bullying. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch available for $10.
AGENDA
9:00am-9:30am: Registration/Breakfast
9:30am-9:45am: Welcome & Introductory Remarks
9:45am-11:15am: Copyright Use or Misuse?
Moderator: Ron Lazebnik, Clinical Associate Professor, Samuelson-Glushko Intellectual Property & Information Law Clinic, Fordham University School of Law
Speakers: Dr. Kenneth Crews, Director of the Columbia University Copyright Advisory Office
Robert Clarida, Partner, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman
Mary Rasenberger, Attorney at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard; Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law
11:15am-11:30am: Break
11:30am-1:00pm: The Balance of Power in Patent Law
Moderator: Jeanne Fromer, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
Speakers: Colleen Chien, Assistant Professor, Santa Clara Law
Ahmed Davis, Principal at Fish & Richardson
Gaia Bernstein, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law
1:00pm-2:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm-3:30pm: Trademark Enforcement Considerations
Speakers: Jeremy Sheff, Assistant Professor, St. John's University School of Law
Irina Manta, Visiting Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
3:30pm-3:45pm: Closing Remarks
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LITIGATING GROSZ V. MOMA
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 | 12-1:00 PM
Location: Room 425, Cardozo Law School
The Cardozo Art Law Society is hosting a brown bag lunch event with Ray Dowd. Mr. Dowd is a partner at Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller, and is a member of their corporate, intellectual property, litigation and arbitration, and art law practice groups. He has broad commercial litigation experience in both federal and state trial and appellate courts, and holds a J.D. from Fordham Law School. Cookies will be served.
Please be sure to R.S.V.P. for this event by emailing Cardozo Art Law Society Co-President Toni Mione.
COPYFRAUD & OTHER ABUSES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | 4:30 PM
Location: Room 430 B & C, Fordham Law School
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | 4:30 PM
Location: Room 430 B & C, Fordham Law School
Please join on the Fordham Center on Law & Information Policy for their first Information Law Book Talk of the academic year. Jason Mazzone, the Gerald Baylin Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, will be at the law school to discuss his new book "Copyfraud and Other Abuses of Intellectual Property Law."
The Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) was founded at Fordham Law School to contribute to the development of law and policy in the area of information technology. For more information on CLIP, please click here to visit their website, and click here to subscribe to their free weekly e-newsletter, CLIP-ings.
2011 | OCTOBER
INAUGURAL FORDHAM LAW SHORT FILM COMPETITION SUBMISSIONS OPEN
The Forum on Law, Culture & Society is currently accepting submissions for the inaugural Short Film Competition on a legal theme.
Winning shorts will be screened during the annual Forum Film Festival in New York City in October 2012. Each year the Forum’s Film Festival features renowned filmmakers, actors, writers, journalists, public intellectuals, and members of the legal profession. The Film Festival also attracts overflowing and diverse crowds of film enthusiasts, which provides a great platform for showcasing your winning work.
While this is a legal-themed film competition, we want you to have fun, be creative and take some chances on new approaches. Any genre goes—musical, documentary, thriller, drama, romantic comedy, to name a few. We are looking for films dealing with the law and legal issues, not just a police drama or murder mystery. Visit the Forum Web site for an idea of the variety of legal-themed films that have been screened at Forum events.
Students, independent filmmakers and amateur/aspiring filmmakers are all invited to enter.
Deadline: Entries must be received by the end of the day on May 15, 2012.
Awards: Best Short, 2nd and 3rd Place, Best Screenplay and Audience Favorite
Click here for more information on the Short Film Competition!
STUDENT RECEPTION FOR HON. DENNY CHIN
Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 5:15 - 7:00 PM
Location: Room 430 B & C, Fordham Law SchoolThursday, October 27, 2011 | 5:15 - 7:00 PM
Sponsor: Fordham Intellectual Property Institute
Fordham’s Intellectual Property Law Institute will be hosting a wine-and-cheese reception where Fordham Law students can meet and talk with Fordham Law alum, Judge Denny Chin of the Court of Appeals of the Second Circuit. Judge Chin will be in residence as the Institute’s Distinguished Visiting Judicial Fellow.
Judge Chin has presided over many interesting and important cases ranging from the criminal prosecution of Bernard Madoff (and his sentence of 150 years) to the Google Books copyright case where he rejected a proposed class action settlement that would have allowed Google to digitize millions of copyrighted books here and abroad without first obtaining permission. Click here for a
recent profile of Judge Chin in the New York Times.
At this reception which Prof. Hugh Hansen will host, Judge Chin will discuss, inter alia, the role of federal district court and court of appeals judges as well as his perspectives on the various types of practices available today as evidenced by his own career. Students are encouraged, however, to ask questions on any topic. After the Q&A session, students will have a chance to talk with Judge Chin informally.
Fordham Law students are welcomed to attend. Please click here to R.S.V.P.
GRAMMY MUSIC WORKSHOP
Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 12:40 - 1:40 PM
Location: Room 203, Fordham Law SchoolThursday, October 27, 2011 | 12:40 - 1:40 PM
The Fordham Media & Entertainment Law Society in partnership with the Grammy Foundation is proud to present the Grammy Music Workshop - a seminar to feature Eleanor Lackman, a former competition winner and current attorney at the entertainment law firm Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams and Sheppard, as well as Richard Siegmeister, also a former competition winner, graduate of Fordham Law School and prominent Entertainment attorney. The Grammy Foundation also has a prestigious writing competition for Entertainment Law students each year, and winners are given various prizes including tickets to the Grammy Awards.
The speakers will talk about the writing competition, the realities of the entertainment industry and answer any questions you may have. This is an amazing opportunity to meet practitioners in the field and learn about the practice and their journey.
Space is limited. To RSVP, please click here to email MELS. You will receive a confirmation if your seat has been secured.
COMPARING CAREERS: INSIDE & OUTSIDE COUNSEL IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 5-6:00 PM
Location: Room 205, Fordham Law School
Sponsor: Fordham Couture Counselor Student Society
Sponsor: Fordham Couture Counselor Student Society
We are excited to announce our first Speaker Series lecture for the year, “Comparing Careers: Inside & Outside Counsel in the Fashion Industry.“ Attorneys from Tory Burch LLC and Greenberg Traurig LLP will discuss their different roles in counseling fashion clients. Please bring all interested friends!
LEGAL ISSUES IN A CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 12-1:00 PM
Location: Room 420, Cardozo Law School
The Cardozo Art Law Society is hosting a brown bag lunch event with Nick Holmes. Mr. Holmes is General Counsel for the Whitney Museum and is responsible for advising the Board of Trustees, the Director, and various museum departments on a range of legal and policy matters, compliance issues, tax questions, and intellectual property issues. Cookies will be served.
Please be sure to R.S.V.P. for this event by emailing the Cardozo Art Law Society.
ANATOMY OF A HIT TV REALITY SERIES SHOW AND OTHER THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 9:10 AM - 5:10 PM
Location: Concierge Conference Center (780 Third Avenue between 48th and 49th Street, New York, NY)Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 9:10 AM - 5:10 PM
Sponsor: New York Bar Association Entertainment, Art & Sports Law Section
The 2011 annual Fall Program begins with a morning breakfast and two seminars hosted and inspired by EASL's Young Entertainment Lawyers: the first will offer an expose of the history of the creation and operation of one of the most successful reality shows, A&E's "Pawn Stars," presented by the actual production team behind the show. Equally fascinating is the next panel which will discuss the video gaming industry and the First Amendment challenges currently at issue. The segment will be presented by a leading author on the subject along with in-house counsel at one of the most prominent video gaming creators.
The program has a discounted rate of $75 for law students to attend the morning-only portion of the program. This is a great way to meet New York lawyers and learn more about the entertainment law industry.
"Anatomy Of A Hit Reality TV Series: The 'Pawn Stars' Case Study
Brent Montgomery, Leftfield Pictures
Rob Miller, Peleton Entertainment
Mary Donohue, History (A&E Television Networks)
Peter Hamilton, Editor, DocumentaryTelevision.com
“Game Not Over: Protection of Free Speech in the Video Game Industry”
Gena A. Feist, Esq., Vice President & Associate General Counsel for Take Two Interactive
John F. Wirenius, Esq., Author, First Amendment, First Principles: Verbal Acts and Freedom of Speech, and Deputy General Counsel to the Office of Collective Bargaining
Jason Aylesworth, Esq., Sendroff & Baruch, LLP
"Representing Minors in New York"
Brian D. Caplan, Esq., Caplan and Ross, LLP
Paul LiCalsi, Esq., Mitchell Silverberg and Knupp, LLC.
Joseph L. Serling, Esq., Serling Rooks Ferrara Mckoy & Worob
"Ethics and the Entertainment Attorney"
Deborah A. Scalise, Esq., Scalise & Hamilton LLP
Pery D. Krinsky, Esq., Krinsky, PLLC
To register for this program, download the registration form and return to Tiffany Bardwell at tbardwell@nysba.org, or register online.
6TH ANNUAL FORDHAM LAW FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20, 2011
Location: HBO Theater (1100 Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street) & Fordham Law School (McNally Amphitheatre)Friday, October 14 - Thursday, October 20, 2011
Sponsor: Forum on Law, Culture & Society
Each year the Media & Entertainment Law Society supports the Forum on Law, Culture & Society in the production of the Fordham Law Film Festival. Members of MELS volunteer in a number of areas including registration, post-screening Q&As, and management of the concession stands. Proceeds from the Festival's concessions provide vital funding for MELS events throughout the year. In addition, the Festival allows MELS members to be directly involved with a vibrant legal-themed film festival, while also creating the opportunity to network with the entertainment industry in an intimate environment. Here's the exciting schedule of events:
TOO BIG TO FAIL
Friday, October 14, 2011 | 7:00 PM
Location: HBO Theater
Special Guests:
Andrew Ross Sorkin – New York Times Columnist & Editor, DealBook
Paul A. Volcker – Economist; Chair, Federal Reserve (1979–1987); Chair, President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (2009–2011)
An all-star cast—including William Hurt, Cynthia Nixon and Paul Giamatti—portrays powerful bankers and government leaders during the 2008 economic crisis in HBO’s dramatic take on Andrew Ross Sorkin’s inside look at the events culminating in the TARP bailout.
Forum Film Festival 2011 - Preview of "Too Big to Fail" from Forum on Law, Culture & Society on Vimeo.
DANIEL
Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 7:00 PM
Location: McNally Amphitheatre
Michael Meeropol – Professor Emeritus of Economics from Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts; Co-author (with brother Robert), We are Your Sons: The Legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Robert Meeropol – Progressive Activist, Author and Public Speaker; Founder and Executive Director, Rosenberg Fund for Children
Clyde Haberman – Longtime New York Times Columnist and Author, “The Day” for City Room Blog
Directed by Sidney Lumet and adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s acclaimed novel, The Book of Daniel, this fictional account of the trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg—and its impact on their children—examines the 1950s Red Scare and the government’s relentless pursuit of their conviction for atomic espionage.
Forum Film Festival 2011 - Preview of "Daniel" from Forum on Law, Culture & Society on Vimeo.
WALL STREET
Sunday, October 16, 2011 | 3:00 PM
Location: McNally Amphitheatre
Special Guests:
Oliver Stone – Three-time Academy Award–winning Director, Writer and Producer; credits include Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, and Midnight Express
Edward R. Pressman – Producer of Wall Street, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and American Psycho
Michael Douglas’ Gordon Gekko became an icon of Wall Street greed as he manipulated securities markets and the soul of a young stock trader who loses his way and breaks the law in this cultural touchstone and 1980s time capsule.
Forum Film Festival 2011 - Preview of "Wall Street" from Forum on Law, Culture & Society on Vimeo.
ABSENCE OF MALICE
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 7:00 PM
Location: McNally Amphitheatre
Special Guests:
Bob Balaban – Film and stage Actor, Producer and Director; film credits include Absence of Malice, Gosford Park, Midnight Cowboy, and Best in Show
Preet Bharara – U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Samuel G. Freedman – New York Times Columnist, Author and Columbia University Journalism Professor
In Sydney Pollack’s 1981 film, Sally Fields and Paul Newman star as a reporter and the accused criminal she implicates, and then tries to exonerate, for murder as they both navigate the legal system’s complicated relationship with the media. Bob Balaban portrays a news-leaking federal prosecutor who attempts to try his case in the press.
Forum Film Festival 2011 - Preview of "Absence of Malice" from Forum on Law, Culture & Society on Vimeo.
KRAMER VS. KRAMER
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 7:00 PM
Location: McNally Amphitheatre
Special Guests:
Robert Benton – Three-time Academy Award–winning Director, Screenwriter and Producer; credits include Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart, and Bonnie & Clyde
Avery Corman – Novelist; books include Kramer vs. Kramer, Oh, God, and The Old Neighborhood
Raoul Felder – Noted Divorce Attorney
In Robert Benton’s 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer—the most influential, if not the first, film to spotlight child custody battles and the law’s settled presumptions about parental roles—Dustin Hoffman stars as a workaholic father left to care for his son when his wife, played by Meryl Streep, leaves them. He is ultimately drawn into a bitter legal fight when she returns seeking custody of their child.
Forum Film Festival 2011 - Preview of "Kramer vs. Kramer" from Forum on Law, Culture & Society on Vimeo.
M
Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 7:00 PM
Location: McNally Amphitheatre
Special Guests:
Special Guests:
Henry Bean – Screenwriter and Director, The Believer (2001 Sundance Grand Jury Prize); Screenwriter, Internal Affairs, Deep Cover, and Basic Instinct 2
Larry A. Gross – Producer and Screenwriter, We Don’t Live Here Anymore (2004 Sundance Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award); Co-screenwriter, 48 Hours, Another 48 Hours, and Streets of Fire
Sarah Williams Goldhagen – Author and Architecture Critic, The New Republic
Sarah Williams Goldhagen – Author and Architecture Critic, The New Republic
Starring Peter Lorre, Fritz Lang’s “M” is a haunting thriller set against a massive German police investigation to catch a pedophile and child murderer that infringes on the dealings of the underworld and the legal system, igniting a mob-led manhunt. One of the most influential movies in film history, inspiring artists and architects as a city becomes a character in this story of legal and moral failure.
2ND ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT LAW NEGOTIATION COMPETITION
Saturday, October 1 - Sunday, October 2, 2011
Location: Southwestern Law School (Los Angeles, California)
We are proud to announce that Fordham Law's Media & Entertainment Law Society has been invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Southwestern Law School Entertainment Law Negotiation Competition to be held in Los Angeles, California. MELS is sending two teams (Mary-Kate Brennan and Shadiyah Curry; Leah Feinman and Diana Sanders) to this national competition. Here's a bit about the event:
Good luck, ladies!
Update: Congratulations to Leah Feinman and Diana Sanders for tying for 3rd Place in Round 1 and finishing in 6th Place overall!
2011 | SEPTEMBER
ASCAP MUSIC PUBLISHING 101
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | 6:30-8:00pm
Location: McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 | 6:30-8:00pm
Location: McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham Law School
ASCAP's Rhythm&Soul Team Presents: Music Publishing 101
Panelists:
Andrew Sparkler - Legal Corporate at ASCAP
Palisa Kelley - VP of Business & Legal Affairs at Sony ATV
Todd Rubenstein - Bienstock & Michael, PC
Matthew Middleton - Partner at Simon, Eisenberg & Baum
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will be hosting a panel discussion at Fordham addressing legal issues in music publishing. They will discuss types of publishing deals, give advice about seeking a deal and representation, and also provide information about the role of publishers, managers and attorneys. The event is highly anticipated and is open to Fordham Law students as well as ASCAP members, so it is important that you register to guarantee your seat. As a reminder, all members are required to attend at least one event this semester. Light refreshments will be served.
FALL SOCIETY MEETING
Thursday, September 15, 2011 | 12:30pm
Location: Room 204, Fordham Law School
Our fall meeting will be MANDATORY for all who want to be members this year. We will be discussing the exciting schedule of events we have organized for the fall and spring, including the Fordham Film Festival, an alternative careers fair, a GRAMMY organization workshop, as well as book signings and film screenings. We will also discuss the requirements for being members and the opportunities we'll be providing you. We look forward to seeing you there!
PACE EXPOSITION ON IP, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LAW
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 | 8:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Pace Law School (78 North Broadway, White Plains, NY)
The inaugural “Exposition on Intellectual Property, Sports and Entertainment Law,” will feature top lawyers in these fields, and bring together students and practitioners to learn and discuss burgeoning issues in intellectual property, sports and entertainment law. The keynote speaker is James W. Quinn, Esq., chair of Weil’s 500-lawyer global litigation practice and a renowned sports and entertainment litigator, successfully representing CBS Corp., Johnson & Johnson Co., ESPN, and nearly all the major sports leagues.
Here's the schedule of events:
8:00am - Registration, Tudor Room
8:30am - Introduction, Moot Court Room
8:50am - New Media and the Digital Environment, Moot Court Room
9:50am - Business Transactions in Sports, Moot Court Room
10:40am - Evolving Roles of Attorneys in IP, Sports and Entertainment Law, Moot Court Room
11:30am - Keynote by James Quinn, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Moot Court Room
12:15pm - Discussion, Moot Court Room
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