Self Defense for Writers & Filmmakers in N.Y. April 26, 2008
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is sponsoring a one day seminar with Mark Litwak on Saturday, April 26, 2008: 10 am – 5 pm in Manhattan. Writers and filmmakers need to understand their legal rights and how to defend themselves from those who may seek to exploit them. Production companies and distributors often know all the tricks of the trade, while writers and filmmakers know little about how to protect themselves.
This seminar explains how writers and filmmakers can prevent problems from arising by properly securing underlying rights, and by encouraging the other party to live up to agreements by adding performance incentives, default penalties and arbitration clauses. Participants learn what remedies are available to enforce their rights in the event of a dispute.Related topics include creative approvals, typical compensation and terms of studio contracts, merchandising deals, and negotiating tactics and strategies. The seminar includes more than 100 pages of useful contracts, checklists, forms and materials.
Speaker: Mark Litwak is a veteran entertainment attorney with offices in Beverly Hills, California. His practice includes work in the areas of copyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property, and book publishing. Litwak also functions as a Producer's Rep, assisting filmmakers in the financing, marketing and distribution of their films. For more information about Mark Litwak, please see www.marklitwak.com.
Lawyers can receive Eight (8) New York CLE "Areas of Professional Practice" credits.
Artists and Full-Time Students: $100 if registering on or before Friday, March 28th; $125 after March 28th. Attorneys (including 8 CLE credits): $275 if registering on or before Friday, March 28th; $375 after March 28th.To register, please complete the registration form at: http://www.vlany.org/forms/Litwak08.Registration.pdf
Since 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has been the leading provider of pro bono legal services, mediation services, educational programs and publications, and advocacy to the arts community in New York. The first arts-related legal aid organization, VLA is the model for similar organizations around the world.
For more information about Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, please see www.vlany.org.
This seminar explains how writers and filmmakers can prevent problems from arising by properly securing underlying rights, and by encouraging the other party to live up to agreements by adding performance incentives, default penalties and arbitration clauses. Participants learn what remedies are available to enforce their rights in the event of a dispute.Related topics include creative approvals, typical compensation and terms of studio contracts, merchandising deals, and negotiating tactics and strategies. The seminar includes more than 100 pages of useful contracts, checklists, forms and materials.
Speaker: Mark Litwak is a veteran entertainment attorney with offices in Beverly Hills, California. His practice includes work in the areas of copyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property, and book publishing. Litwak also functions as a Producer's Rep, assisting filmmakers in the financing, marketing and distribution of their films. For more information about Mark Litwak, please see www.marklitwak.com.
Lawyers can receive Eight (8) New York CLE "Areas of Professional Practice" credits.
Artists and Full-Time Students: $100 if registering on or before Friday, March 28th; $125 after March 28th. Attorneys (including 8 CLE credits): $275 if registering on or before Friday, March 28th; $375 after March 28th.To register, please complete the registration form at: http://www.vlany.org/forms/Litwak08.Registration.pdf
Since 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has been the leading provider of pro bono legal services, mediation services, educational programs and publications, and advocacy to the arts community in New York. The first arts-related legal aid organization, VLA is the model for similar organizations around the world.
For more information about Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, please see www.vlany.org.
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