eCourses

Session 1: The Aftermath of Recent Strikes - The contract updates and legal issues that resulted from the WGA and SAG AFTRA strikes. Session 2: Update on Conflicts of Interest - An overview and analysis of the rules, case law and ethics opinions regarding conflicts of interest rules including simultaneous representation of potentially adverse clients, positional conflicts, conflicts involving the lawyer’s personal interest, imputed disqualification, conflicts involving insurance, conflicts regarding former or prospective clients, and conflicts arising from pre-retention contacts. Session 3: When Lawyers Make the News: It’s Not About You. It’s About Your Client. - With the guidance provided by the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, and existing ethics opinions, this presentation focuses on ethical considerations lawyers often face when handling cases that make the news and will offer practical guidance on avoiding common pitfalls that arise when your case makes the spotlight. Consider lessons learned from stories and examples of lawyers who themselves made headlines and faced legal trouble for ethical lapses in the scope of client representation.

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THIS MONTH: Anti-SLAPP Case Study: Dealing with Defamation, Business Disparagement, and Social Media  • ​Your Hearing/Deposition Will Be “Remote” But You Can’t Be “Distant” • RWI Update and Negotiating an RWI Policy for Your Deal • Oil & Gas in Estate Planning and Probate • Artificial Intelligence as a Core Competency: An Ethics Lens

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THIS MONTH: Crossover Creators: A Legal Guide to Multi-Industry Success • ​Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape: Best Practices for Governance • Partition of Real Property Under Texas Law: A Primer • Preparing for a Bankruptcy • Who’s Your Client?

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A discussion of key legal issues and proposed legislation impacting the intersection of creative content and AI programs.

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An annual roundup of notable court rulings, including Texas judicial decisions, that impact the practice of entertainment law.

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Using a recent case, explore the business disparagement claims asserted against a prosthodontist and his dental practice, and the subsequent dismissal of these claims with a Chapter 27 Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss. Stemming from a series of Instagram live videos, Kenneth Wilstead a/k/a “Dr. Kenny Smiles” sued Dr. Ortiz for business disparagement and invasion of privacy. However, using publicly available information, Wilstead’s claims were rebutted by informing the court of a likely and entirely unrelated basis for why Wilstead’s business had declined: his character and practices had been called into question by certain of his current and prospective female patients.

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Explore the recommended procedures you should have in place to ethically handle both the intake side of client matters, but also what is involved in “closing” files.

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Discover best practices for optimizing the success of contests and sweepstakes while minimizing risks such as inadvertent lotteries, gambling law violations, winner disputes, and public relations mishaps. Gain insight into recent legal developments and their implications for structuring and managing promotional activities.

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Focus on key terms as well as financial issues that are important to consider when advising clients producing film and television projects.

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Need ethics credit? We’ve got you covered! UT Law CLE’s First Friday Ethics streams live every first Friday of the month, and features some of our best ethics speakers and presentations for a total of 3.00 hrs ethics credit. Fulfill your entire annual ethics requirement in Texas in one day!   This month includes: (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics) Cyber Attacks: Are Your Customers, Outside Counsel and Vendors Doing Enough to Protect Your Information? (Replay) So, you’ve signed the NDA, given your company’s confidential information to a third party, now what? Learn about ways to further protect your company before and after a security incident and how important your role is. John Thomas A. Malatesta, Polsinelli PC - Birmingham, AL (0.75 hr | 0.75 hr ethics) Did You Just Waive Privilege? Protecting Privilege and Attorney Work Product (Replay) Discuss the latest developments on protecting privilege in the business environment, especially when clients seek both business and legal advice at the same time, and what to do about protecting privileged documents when the government comes calling. J. Nicholas Bunch, Haynes Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX (0.50 hr | 0.50 hr ethics) Effective Screening and Onboarding of New Clients (Replay) Learn time-tested techniques for minimizing the risk of grievances and malpractice lawsuits in your appellate practice. Scott Rothenberg, Law Offices of Scott Rothenberg - Bellaire, TX (1.00 hr | 1.00 hr ethics) Closing the Case and the File: How to Ethically Terminate a Representation When Completed (Replay) Explore the recommended procedures you should have in place to ethically handle both the intake side of client matters, but also what is involved in “closing” files. Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX

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THIS MONTH: Code Red: What You Need in Your Crisis Management Playbook • The Rise of Sports Content in the Streaming Era • Cybersecurity Insurance Essentials • Readable Legal Writing • Retaliation: Still the Most Attractive Claim for Plaintiffs and Most Complicated for Defendants • Corporate Transparency Act: The Law

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Legal problems are anything but a new phenomenon for TikTok and its parent company, Bytedance, from issues relating to copyright infringement to data privacy and national security concerns. ExamineTikTok's music licensing practices and the fallout from large rightsholders pulling their catalogs from the platform, along with the most significant legal challenge TikTok has been faced with to date --- the divestor-ban law.

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Get practical guidance on minimizing legal risks when clearing music, images, footage, and other creative content for audio-visual productions. Gain insight into the industry developments that are reshaping and challenging the licensing and rights clearance process.

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As artists shy away from the long duration of traditional recording agreements, there is a rise in distribution deals being offered, even from the major labels. Dive into those deals and the various options that are being offered to artists.

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A panel presented by Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts discusses how pro bono representation of arts and entertainment clients helps to build substantive knowledge and an ethical foundation for practice management. The panel walks through a case-study involving a dispute among and between members of a musical recording group.

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An author and a publisher discuss legal and practical concerns of publishing agreements and ancillary deals.

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Learn about contract updates and legal issues that resulted from the WGA and SAG AFTRA strikes.

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As major record labels stand back and watch to see which new artists generate traction in the marketplace, the "indie" record labels have stepped into the void to engage in the artist development phase. From bare bones distribution style arrangements to all encompassing 360-style deals, whether with or without advances or recording funds and with a wide range of royalty arrangements, this panel touches on the deal point highlights of the modern indie label deals.

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A discussion of the best ways to get a project to a network for development and potential production and the importance of Shopping and Co-Production Agreements.

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Dive into the complex world of sports content production and distribution in the streaming age. Explore the intricate IP, licensing, and business challenges faced by studios, distributors, and subjects in creating docuseries, documentaries, and live sports broadcasts. Lastly, examine how regional sports network instability is impacting professional teams and their devoted fans in this rapidly evolving media landscape.

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