IAEL Events at Midem 2008

Sunday 27 January 2008

11:15am-12:30pm
Midemnet/IAEL Legal Workshop - New Models, New Contracts Verrière Californie, Level 5

"The Record Business is Dead...Long Live the Music Business". This IAEL session, featuring Bernard Resnick from the US and Margriet Koedooder from the Netherlands, will discuss what entertainment lawyers are doing to help clients navigate the emerging landscapes of a new music business. It will look at how the new business models discussed at Midemnet raise new legal issues: from master licence and synchronization deals to strategies for protecting against counterfeiting and unauthorized use.

Speakers: Margriet KOEDOODER, De Vos & Partners (Netherlands) and Bernard M RESNICK Bernard Resnick Esq. (US)

2:00-4:00pm
The IAEL Update Seminar - What You'll Need To Know In 2008 Auditorium A, Level 3

Each year we invite IAEL experts from around the world to report on legal developments which have had significant commercial impact on the music and entertainment sectors - along with what we might expect in the next twelve months. This year we'll be looking at the important changes in collective licensing due to the impact of competition law, discussing developments in ISP liability, and reviewing the development of so-called 360° artist/label contracts as well as the growing trend of artists signing to brands and retailers. We'll also provide our usual round-up of other key cases and developments that everyone should be aware of in 2008.

Chairman: Alexander ROSS, Wiggin (UK)
Speakers:(to include)
Susan ABRAMOVITCH, Gowling Lafleur Henderson (Canada)
Jonathan AITKEN, MCPS/PRS Alliance (UK)
Ron GERTZ, Music Reports (US)
Marc HANSEN, Latham & Watkins (Belgium)
Richard IDELL, Idell & Seitel (US)
Claes LANGENIUS, Hammarskiold (Sweden)
Peter MARX, Marx Van Ranst Vermeersch & Partners (Belgium)
Benoit MICHAUX, Simont Braun (Belgium)
Cees VAN RIJ, Buma/STEMRA (Netherlands)
Isabelle WEKSTEIN, WAN Avocats (France)
Gordon WILLIAMS, Lee & Thompson (UK)

Followed by coffee & networking 4.00pm - 4.30pm

5.00 - 6.00pm
The IAEL Cocktail Party Esterel Room Foyer, Level 5

From 7.30pm
The IAEL Member Dinner
Plage Royale


Monday 28 January 2008

8.15am
US and International Members Breakfast
Martinez Hotel

9:45-1:00pm
The 2008 IAEL MIDEM Seminar - User-Generated Content
Auditorium A, Level 3

User-generated content is the most discussed but least understood force to hit us since P2P. When is content user-generated and who actually owns it? How is it changing the industry and do we need to re-evaluate existing licensing and legal frameworks to take account of it? In this session the IAEL has lined up legal and business experts from across the media and both sides of the Atlantic to make sense of user-generated content. From new legislation to new business models, from its democratising power to the methods to properly monetise it, this seminar plots out how law and business should react to "UGC".

Chairman: Jeff LIEBENSON, Herrick, Feinstein (US)
Speakers to include:
Jez BELL, MCPS/PRS Alliance (UK)
Lee KNIFE, DiMA (US)
Cecily MAK, RealNetworks (US)
Gerrit MEIER, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio (US)
Anne Marie PECORARO, Bignon Lebray & Associes (France)
Ty ROBERTS, Gracenote (US)
Ralph SIMON, Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas (UK)
Robert SINGERMAN, French Music Export Office of North America (US)
Mark L.WALKER, Yahoo! (US)

Including coffee & networking break 11.15am - 11.45am

The seminar will coincide with publication of this year's IAEL Book of the same name edited by the Chairman with the assistance of Frukt, the team behind Five Eight - the monthly industry magazine for music executives.

10:00-11:30am
IAEL Legal Workshop - Licensing
Verrière Californie, Level 5

Back once again by popular demand: everything you wanted to know about licensing in the music industry - but weren't afraid to ask! Two very experienced music lawyers: Paul Czech from the US and Louis Buchman from France lead an interactive session on the contracts, deals and strategies of music licensing. The audience is always allowed to lead these popular workshop sessions so bring your questions and experiences and share them with the experts.

Speakers: Louis B. BUCHMAN, Field Fisher Waterhouse (France) and Paul A. CZECH, Law Offices of Paul A. Czech (US)

3pm
The IAEL AGM Auditorium C, Level 3

5:00-6:00pm
International Managers Summit/IAEL Legal Workshop -
New Roles for Managers, New Legal Needs
Verrière Californie, Level 5

This IAEL workshop forms part of the International Managers Summit and will explore some of the legal concerns that affect managers and management. Issues surrounding the relationship between artist and manager, the role of the manager and the interplay between managers and others are as important as ever, particularly with today's many radical changes to the industry. Legal experts John Kelly from the UK and Sally Mattison from the US lead this interactive session on the world of artist representation.

Speakers: John KELLY, Schillings (UK) and Priscilla J. MATTISON, Bernard Resnick Esq.(US)

Tuesday 29 January 2008

3:30-4:30pm
The IAEL Masterclass - Tax for Artists
Verrière Californie, Level 5

After the success of our previous events the IAEL is proud to present another Masterclass. This year we look at tax for artists which, whatever the changes in technology and business models, remains one of the fundamental commercial issues for the music and entertainment sector. Chairman Massimo Travostino will introduce an international panel of specialists who will provide an overview of the latest developments in artist taxation as well as comparing the approaches taken in different territories. Focusing on one key topic, this session again provides a forum for more detailed discussion and review.

Chairman: Massimo TRAVOSTINO, Pecoraro Travostino (Italy)
Speakers to include:
Harald GRAMS, Grams & Partners (Germany)
Dick MOLENAAR, AII Arts Tax Advisers (Netherlands)
Mark ROBERTSON, Haber & Robertson (UK/France)

5:00-6:00pm
International Indie Summit/IAEL Legal Workshop
Verrière Californie, Level 5

This IAEL workshop, led by specialist lawyers Anne-Marie Pecoraro from Paris and Steve Masur from New York, provides an interactive legal session within the International Indie Summit. From signing a 360° contract with your artist - to working out how to handle the rights for mobile and other new usages of your repertoire - this session will look at the wide range of legal issues facing independent labels today. The interactive format allows you to ask questions and share your views with industry experts.

Speakers: Steven MASUR, MasurLaw (US) and Anne-Marie PECORARO, Bignon Lebray (France)



All legal seminars organised by the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) at MIDEM 2008 have continuing professional development/education points accreditation for:

The England & Wales Law Society
The Dutch Bar Association
The New York, California, Philadelphia and Tennessee Bar Association in the US
Anyone attending the seminars who wishes to claim such points, whether a member of IAEL or not, should fill in the attendance forms at the event and the IAEL will provide confirmation where necessary to the relevant accreditation body.
IAEL members who would like accreditation for other Bar Associations should contact the IAEL at iael@dlapier.com, prior to the events.