ALI-ABA Course of Study Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law January 25 - 27, 2007 Los Angeles, California

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PROGRAM xiii FACULTY PARTICIPANTS xv FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES xix STUDY MATERIALS

VOLUME I

1. Idea Submission Claims 1

By Lionel S. Sobel 2. Trademarks for the Entertainment Lawyer 13

By Mark S. Lee Table of Contents 14 Study Outline 19 3. Representing the Professional Athlete: A Resource Guide 49

By Pamela R. Lester Study Outline 51 Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act ("SPARTA"), P.L. 108-304 59 4. The Business of Representing Athletes 63

Submitted by Kenneth L. Shropshire Top 10 Agents by League, Based on Salary Represented (Sports Bus. J., Aug.

14, 2006) 65 Liz Mullen, Agents Can Leave IMG, Take Clients (Sports Bus. J., Feb. 20,

2006) 68 The 20 Most Influential People: Sports Agents (Sports Bus. J., Apr. 19,

2004) 71 Liz Mullen, New Players Emerge in Athlete Rep Business (Sports Bus. J.,

Oct. 16, 2006) 72 Terry Lefton, Youthful Culture the Driving Force at WMG (Sports Bus. J.,

Oct. 16, 2006) 75 Revamped IMG Targets Key Growth Areas (Sports Bus. J., Oct. 16, 2006) 78 Noah Liberman, Octagon Stays Focused on What It Knows Best (Sports Bus.

J., Oct. 16, 2006) 81 Debora Vrana, Judgment to Sports Agent Is Blocked (Los Angeles Times,

Mar. 31, 2005) 84

vii 5. Agents, the NFL, and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) 87

Submitted by Kenneth L. Shropshire NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors 89 Atwater v. NFLPA (N.D. Ga.): National Football League Memorandum in

Support of Motion to Dismiss 100 In Re Dunn (C.D. Cal.): Order Granting Summary Judgment to National

Football League 114 6. NCAA Material on Agents and NCAA-Regulated Student-Athletes 121

Submitted by Kenneth L. Shropshire Overview of NCAA Bylaws Governing Athlete Agents 123 Questions to Ask Prospective Agents 124 Uniform Athlete Agents Act (UAAA) History and Status 126 7. Application for Certification as an WNBPA Agent 129

Submitted by Pamela R. Lester 8. Mysteries of the NBA "Salary Cap" and the "Escrow and Tax" System 149

By James L. Perzik Study Outline 151 National Basketball Association Uniform Player Contract 159 9. Representing Ownership in Player Matters 185

By James L. Perzik 10. Talent Contract Provisions 195

By Robert A. Hacker 11. United States Olympic Committee: Athlete Olympic-Related 201 Endorsement Guidelines Submitted by Pamela R. Lester 12. Sports Marketing: Endorsements, Sponsorships, Licensing and 205 Merchandising By Keven J. Davis Reebok Endorsement Agreement 207 Endorsement Agreement Analysis 224 13. Endorsement Agreements 235

By Stephanie J. Vardavas Nike USA, Inc. v. Culpepper (D. Ore. Civ. No. 02-868-JE): Opinion and

Order 243 Major U.S.-Based Sports Properties and Their Sponsorship Categories 255 Sponsorships at Major College Conferences 256 Sponsorships at Additional Sports Properties 257 FTC Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in

Advertising 259 Corporate Sponsorships of Stadiums and Other Institutions Don't Always

Pay Off (reprinted from Knowledge@Wharton, May 9, 2001) 267 Welcome to Compound W Stadium,viii by John Branch (2001) 271 Exploding the Myths of Stadium Naming — Think There's Plenty of Hard Science Saying Sponsorship Is a Great Deal? Then We've Got a Bridge You Can Buy – and Name, by Ian Mount (April 1, 2004) 274 14. Dude, Where's My Category? 277

By George K.H. Schell 15. Exclusivity in Endorsement Contracts - The Athlete's View 285

By Keven J. Davis and Pamela R. Lester Study Outline (Presentation Slides) 287 Appendix 1: Endorsement/Sponsorship Categories 292 Appendix 2: Excerpts from Shoe and Apparel Endorsement Agreement 293 Appendix 3: Who Are the Competitors and What Products Do They

Manufacture?: Excerpts from Forms 10-K for Nike and Reebok 296 Appendix 4: Sample Watch Endorsement Agreement 305 Appendix 5: Pamela R. Lester, Endorsement Contracts, Chapter 5 of The

Law of Professional and Amateur Sports (West Group, 1998) 319 16. Establishing a Sports or Entertainment/Character Licensing and 357 Merchandising Program By Pamela R. Lester 17. The World of Immigration: From the Entertainment Perspective 363

By Mahsa Aliaskari 18. Ethical Issues Related to the Practice of Entertainment, Arts, and Sports 387 Law By Joseph Z. Fleming Study Outline 389 Appendix A: The Thompson Memorandum: Principles of Federal

Prosecution of Business Organizations (January 20, 2003) 433 Appendix B: The McNulty Memorandum: Principles of Federal Prosecution

of Business Organizations (December 12, 2006) 443 Appendix C: American Law Institute, Restatement of the Law, Third, The Law Governing Lawyers, §66 (Using or Disclosing Information to Prevent

Serious Bodily Harm) & §67 (Using or Disclosing Information to Prevent, Rectify, or Mitigate Substantial Financial Loss) 464 Appendix D: Lee v. American Eagle Airlines, Inc., 93 F.Supp. 2d 1322 (S.D.

Fla. 2000) 484 Appendix E: Bibrower, Montalbano, Condon & Frank, P.C. v. Superior

Court, 17 Cal. 4th 119, 949 P.2d 1, 70 Cal. Rptr. 2d 304 (1998) 496 Appendix F: Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 06-2 (September 15, 2006) 511 Appendix G: Peter H. Geraghty, "More Data on Metadata," Your ABA

(December 2006) 515 Appendix H: "Eye on Ethics: What's the Meta with Metadata?", Your ABA

(January 2006) 518 Appendix I: New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion 782 (December

8, 2004) 522

ix 19. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Whistleblowing and Other Areas of 525 Concern for Employers in the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Industries By Joseph Z. Fleming Study Outline 527 Appendix A: SEC – Final Rule: Implementation of Standards of Professional

Conduct for Attorneys 550 Appendix B: Chapter 14 of the OSHA Whistleblower Investigation Manual 563 Appendix C: ABA Model Rules, Rule 1.13: Organization as Client and ABA

Model Rules Index 575

VOLUME II

20. Labor Employment Discrimination and Humanitarian Relief Law 585 Affecting Sports, Art and Entertainment Industries: Issues from the the

Workplace to the YouTube By Joseph Z. Fleming Study Outline 587 Appendix A: William S. Stevens, "The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule," 123 U. Pa. L.Rev. 1474 (1975) (© 1975 University of Pennsylvania; reprinted with permission) 656 Appendix B: Robert M. Jarvis & Phyllis Coleman, "The Uncommon Origins of 'The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule'," Entertainment and

Sports Lawyer, (Winter 2002) (© 2002 the American Bar Association; reprinted with permission) 664 21. Outline of NLRB Practice and Procedure 669

By Hope J. Singer 22. Sample Guild Financial Assurance Documents 689

Submitted by Joseph A. Kohanski Security Agreement 691 Intercreditor Agreement 716 Distributor's Assumption Agreement 723 Sample Asset Purchase Agreement Involving Bankruptcy Court Proceedings 727 23. Collective Bargaining in the Motion Picture Industry: A Struggle for 779 Stability

By Hugh Lovell and Tasile Carter Submitted by Howard D. Fabrick 24. Major Sports League Collective Bargaining Agreements Relating to 843 Grievance Arbitration and Salary Arbitration Submitted by George H. Cohen Note: Availability of Collective Bargaining Agreements Online 844 Major League Baseball: Agreement Table of Contents and Grievance

Provisions and Procedures 845 National Basketball Association: Agreement Table of Contents and

Grievance Provisions 875

x National Football League: Agreement Table of Contents and Grievance

Provisions 905 National Hockey League: Agreement Table of Contents and Grievance

Provisions 919 25. Film-Related Provisions of the 2004 Tax Act 949

By Schuyler M. Moore Table of Contents 951 Study Outline 952 26. The Film Deal: A Transactional Analysis 961

By Gary A. Watson and Kobie B. Conner Presentation Outline 963 Hypothetical 966 Producer's Agreement – Direct (Development and Producing Services) 967 Theatrical Pick-up Distribution Agreement 988 27. Sample Book Author-Publisher Agreement 999

By Alan U. Schwartz 28. A Checklist Approach to Book Publishing Agreements 1013 By Jonathan Kirsch Submitted by Alan U. Schwartz 29. Art Law Issues 1023

By John H. Merryman 30. Materials for Discussion Relating to the Representation of Artists, the 1035 Visual Artists Rights Act, and the "Property" Issue Raised by Lawrence

Lessig, in The Future of Ideas and Free Cluture: An Update By Joseph Z. Fleming Study Outline 1037 Attachment 1: Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, 17 U.S.C. §106A 1041 Attachment 2: Legislative History of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990

(Excerpts) 1043 Attachment 3: Cases citing the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 1048 Attachment 4: Materials on the Representation of Artists: Martin v. City of

Indianapolis (S.D. Ind.) 1057 Attachment 5: Materials on the Representation of Artists: Leviton v.

Hollywood Art & Culture Center, Inc. (S.D. Fla.) 1079 Attachment 6: Board of Managers of Soho Int'l Arts Condominium v. City

of New York, 2005 WL 1153752 (S.D. N.Y., May 13, 2005) 1188 Attachment 7: Phillips v. Pembroke Real Estate, Inc., 459 F.3d 128 (1st Cir.

2006) 1200 31. Stadium and Arena Financing, Including Franchise Relocation 1213 Problems By Kenneth L. Shropshire Presentation Slides 1215

xi Don Muret, Cowboys Plan Unique Field-Level Suites (Sports Bus. J., Dec.

18, 2006) 1224 Jonathan Sederstrom, Here Come the Nets (nydailynews.com, Dec. 21,

2006) 1225 Eric Fisher, A's Move to Suburbs Would Go Against the Grain (Sports Bus.

J., Nov. 18-19. 2006) 1226 Clyde Haberman, Field of Honor Becomes Field of Dollars (New York

Times, Nov. 14, 2006) 1227 32. Docudramas, Faction, Unauthorized Biographies, and the First 1229 Amendment By Rex S. Heinke and Asma S. Chandani 33. Copyright Litigation Developments: Inducement, Entertainment 1253 Content, and the Digital Revolution after Grokster Submitted by Joshua S. Wattles Bill Graham Archives v. Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 448 F.3d 605 (2d Cir.

2006) 1255 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005) 1262 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 454 F. Supp.2d 966

(D.C. Cal. 2006) 1285 34. Entertaining Litigation Issues: An Update for 2007 1307

By Joseph Z. Fleming Study Outline 1309 Appendix A: Joseph Z. Fleming, "Title IX from the Red Rose Crew to Grutter: The Law and Literature of Sports," 14 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 793 (2004) 1321 Appendix B: Woods v. Christensen Shipyards, Ltd. (S.D. Fla.): Complaint 1335 Appendix C: National Basketball Ass'n v. National Basketball Players Ass'n

(S.D.N.Y., 04 Civ. 9528 (GBD)): Order 1347 Appendix D: National Basketball Ass'n v. National Basketball Players

Ass'n (S.D.N.Y., 04 Civ. 9528 (GBD)): Complaint 1348

xii ALI-ABA Course of Study ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS, AND SPORTS LAW January 25-27, 2007 Los Angeles, California

PROGRAM

Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks PROTECTING CREATIVE RIGHTS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (9:05-10:55 a.m.) 9:05 a.m. Copyright Law: An Overview – Mr. Brown 9:35 a.m. Copyright Law: Idea Submission Claims – Professor Sobel 10:05 a.m. Trademark Law: An Overview – Mr. Lee 10:35 a.m. Panel Discussion 10:55 a.m. Coffee Break NEGOTIATING INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS (11:10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.) 11:10 a.m. The Music Industry: Contract Principles and Negotiation – Mr. Leher 11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion 12:10 p.m. Lunch Break 1:40 p.m. The Sports Industry: Representing Professional Athletes, Networks, and Teams; Negotiating the Athlete-Agent Contract, Player Contracts, and Broadcast Agreements – Mss. Lester and Vardavas; Messrs. Davis, Hacker, Perzik, and Schell; and Professor Shropshire 2:30 p.m. The Sports Industry: Negotiating Marketing Agreements; Sponsorships, Endorsements, and Licensing and Merchandising (The Roles of Attorneys, Agents, Players, Sponsors, Teams, and Television) – Mss. Lester and Vardavas; Messrs. Davis, Hacker, Perzik, and Schell; and Professor Shropshire 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break 3:45 p.m. TV News and Programming Talent Agreements – Mss. Hartman and Roberts 4:45 p.m. International Law Issues: Foreign Appearances and Immigration Problems – Ms. Aliaskari 5:15 p.m. Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Mr. Fleming 6:00 p.m. Adjournment for the Day; Networking Reception for Registrants and Faculty, Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP

xiii Friday, January 26, 2007 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS (9:00-11:15 a.m.) 9:00 a.m. Labor and Employment Law Overview – Messrs. Fleming, Giolito, and Kohanski and Ms. Singer 10:00 a.m. Labor Issues Unique to the Film, Sports, and Entertainment Industries – Messrs. Cohen and Fabrick 11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break 11:30 a.m. Domestic and International Tax Planning for Film Companies – Mr. Moore 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break DEALS (2:00-4:15 p.m.) 2:00 p.m. The Film Deal: A Transactional Analysis – Messrs. Conner and Watson 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break 3:15 p.m. The Book or Script Deal: A Transactional Analysis – Mr. Schwartz 4:15 p.m. Art Law Issues – Professor Merryman 5:30 p.m. Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Mr. Fleming 6:00 p.m. Adjournment for the Day

Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Stadium and Arena Financing, Including Franchise Relocation Problems, Facility Naming, and Other Current Issues – Professor Shropshire 9:25 a.m. Unauthorized Usage of the Images and Stories of Stars, Talent, and Artists: Docudramas, Faction, Unauthorized Biographies, and the First Amendment – Mr. Heinke 10:00 a.m. Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sport and the Roles of Agents, Attorneys, and Talent – Professor Shropshire 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 10:45 a.m. Trademark Litigation – Mr. Lee 11:15 a.m. Copyright Litigation Developments: Inducement, Entertainment Content, and the Digital Revolution after Grokster – Mr. Wattles 11:45 a.m. Entertainment Litigation – Mr. Chieffo 12:15 p.m. Ethics and Professional Responsibility – Mr. Fleming 12:45 p.m. Adjournment

xiv ALI-ABA Course of Study Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law January 25 - 27, 2007 Los Angeles, California PLANNING CHAIRS

Joseph Z. Fleming, Esquire Pamela R. Lester, Esquire Greenberg Traurig, P.A. President 1221 Brickell Avenue Lester Sports and Entertainment, Inc. Miami, FL 33131 P.O. Box 481 Hopewell, NJ 08525

FACULTY

Mahsa Aliaskari, Esquire Kobie B. Conner, Esquire Greenberg Traurig, LLP Senior Counsel Suite 400 East Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group 2450 Colorado Avenue 500 South Buena Vista Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 Burbank, CA 91521

Elliot N. Brown, Esquire Keven J. Davis, Esquire Irell & Manella LLP Garvey, Schubert & Barer Suite 900 8th Floor 1800 Avenue of the Stars 599 Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90067 New York, NY 10012

Vincent H. Chieffo, Esquire Howard D. Fabrick, Esquire Greenberg Traurig, LLP Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Suite 400 East Suite 2400 2450 Colorado Avenue 2029 Century Park East Santa Monica, CA 90404 Los Angeles, CA 90067

George H. Cohen, Esquire Robert S. Giolito, Esquire Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C. General Counsel 805 Fifteenth Street, NW Directors Guild of America, Inc. Washington, DC 20005 7920 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90046

xv Robert A. Hacker, Esquire Schuyler M. Moore, Esquire Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Fox Broadcast Co. and Fox Sports Suite 1800 FNC 101 / Room 5380 2029 Century Park East 10201 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90067 Los Angeles, CA 90064 James L. Perzik, Esquire Andrea R. Hartman, Esquire General Counsel and Secretary Executive Vice President & Deputy General The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. Counsel 555 North Nash Street NBC Universal Television Group El Segundo, CA 90245 Building 1320, Suite 3E 100 Universal City Plaza Beth Roberts, Esquire Universal City, CA 91608 Executive Vice President Broadcast and Cable Network Business Affairs Rex S. Heinke, Esquire NBC Universal Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Suite A-250 Suite 2400 3000 West Alameda Avenue 2029 Century Park East Burbank, CA 91523 Los Angeles, CA 90067 George K.H. Schell, Esquire Joseph A. Kohanski, Esquire Assistant General Counsel Marketing, Geffner & Bush, A Law Corporation Trademarks & Licensing Suite 1100 The Coca-Cola Company 3500 West Olive Avenue P.O. Box 1734 / USA 1104A Burbank, CA 91505 NAT 1910 One Coca Cola Plaza NW Mark S. Lee, Esquire Atlanta, GA 30301 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Trident Center, East Tower Alan U. Schwartz, Esquire 11355 West Olympic Boulevard Greenberg Traurig, LLP Los Angeles, CA 90064 Suite 400 East 2450 Colorado Avenue Richard I. Leher, Esquire Santa Monica, CA 90404 Greenberg Traurig, LLP Suite 400 East Professor Kenneth L. Shropshire 2450 Colorado Avenue The Wharton School of the University of Santa Monica, CA 90404 Pennsylvania 6th Floor Professor John Henry Merryman 3730 Walnut Street Stanford Law School Philadelphia, PA 19104 Stanford, CA 94305 Hope J. Singer, Esquire Geffner & Bush, A Law Corporation Suite 1100 3500 West Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91505

xvi Lionel S. Sobel, Esquire Gary A. Watson, Esquire Editor Gary A. Watson & Associates Entertainment Law Reporter Suite 1000 #311 1875 Century Park East 2118 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90067 Santa Monica, CA 90403 Joshua S. Wattles, Esquire

Stephanie J. Vardavas, Esquire Dreier LLP Endorsement and League Affairs 24th Floor Nike, Inc. 2121 Avenue of the Stars DF-4 Century City, CA 90067 One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, OR 97005

xvii 2 FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

Planning Co-Chairs

Joseph Z. Fleming, Miami, Florida Greenberg Traurig, P.A. B.A., University of Florida; J.D., University of Virginia; LLM (Labor Law), New York University. Government and Public Service: Member of the American Arbitration Association's Miami Employment Advisory Council and Pro bono public counsel for the Miami Design Preservation League in connection with Miami Beach Art Deco District; Past Acting President Florida Philharmonic, Inc. and current Member of the Board of Directors for Miami-Dade County of the Florida Philharmonic; Dade County Task Force on Well Field Protection (Vice Chair 1984-88); Biscayne Bay Management Committee of Dade County, Florida; Legal Consultant to the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Regarding Biscayne Bay National Park (1981); Florida Rural Legal Serivces, Inc. (Past President, Director, 1967-76) Honors: PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE, award for drafting of Miami Beach Art Deco Preservation Ordinance; 1000 Friends of Florida for pro bono litigation to protect the home of Marjory Kinnan Rawlings at Cross Creek Florida; Miami Design Preservation League for representing Christo in the “Surround Islands Project”; Florida Audubon Society's Hal Scott Memorial Award for pro bono legal services in protection of Florida's natural resources in connection with the Florida Keys, the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, the Coastal Barrier Islands, and urban resources Memberships: American Law Institute (Members Consultative Group, Restatement of the Law Third, Employment Law; American Bar Association (Urban Quality Committee: Chair, 1987-90; Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law: Council, 1990-94); The Florida Bar (Founding Chair, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section, 1986-89; Chair, Environmental Law and Land Use Law Section, 1974-75; Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1972-73); District of Columbia Bar; Dade County Bar Association; Inter-American Bar Association; International Bar Association; American Society of International Law Publications Include: Chapter, Multinational Corporations: Extraterritoriality Issues Collective Bargaining (Co-Author), INTERNATIONAL LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS, (ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law and BNA, 1999 & Supps.); COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE (Lorman, August 2000); Untied States: An Analysis of Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina Ports Authority, 34 URB. LAW.859 (Fall 2002); After 9/11/2001, Is a "City on Hill" on a Slippery Slope When It Legislates Inconsistently With Important Nation-State Interests? An Analysis of Missouri Hotel and Motel Assn v. City of St. Louis, Mo., 33 URBAN LWR. 1059 (Fall 2001); If Abraham Lincoln Died For Federalism Did He Die in Vain? Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States, 31 URB. LAW. 777 (Fall 1999); Mt. Healthy, Causation, and Affirmative Defenses, 51 MERCER LAW REV. 637 (Winter 2000); The Center Cannot Hold: Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, 27 URBAN LAWYER 723 (Fall 1995); THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT (Contributing Editor) (ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law & BNA, 1995)

xix Pamela R. Lester, Hopewell, New Jersey President, Lester Sports and Entertainment, Inc. B.A., Amherst College; J.D., Fordham University Former Chief Operating Officer, HBO Properties; former Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, and General Counsel, Time Warner Sports Memberships: American Bar Association (Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sports Industries: Chair, 1999-2001; Chair, Sports Division, 1992-95); District of Columbia Bar; New York State Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Sports Lawyers Association (President, 2001-03; Board of Directors); United States Field Hockey Association (Marketing Committee) Publications Include: Chapter, Athlete Marketing: Endorsement Contracts, in THE LAW OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS (West Group, 1998)

Faculty

Masha Aliaskari, Santa Monica, California Greenberg Traurig, LLP B.A., George Mason University; J.D., American University (Washington College of Law) Memberships: American Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, Washington, D.C., Chapter Young Lawyers Division, 2001) Publications Include: U.S. Asylum Laws Applied to Battered Women Escaping Islamic Countries, AMERICAN U. J. OF GENDER, SOCIAL POLICY & L. (2000)

Elliot N. Brown, Los Angeles, California Irell & Manella LLP A.B., J.D., Harvard University; M.A., Princeton University (Mellon Fellow in the Humanities) Government and Public Service: Law Clerk to Hon. Pierre N. Leval (S.D.N.Y.) (1991-92)

Vincent H. Chieffo, Santa Monica, California Greenberg Traurig, LLP B.A., Hamilton College; J.D., Columbia University Government and Public Service: Law Clerk to Hon. Wilfred Feinberg (2d Cir.) (1970-71) Memberships: California State Bar; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Santa Monica Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; International Bar Association; International Association of Entertainment Lawyers; Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; Los Angeles Copyright Society (Past President) Publications Include: Vanna White and Tom Waits: Recent Court Decisions Expand Rights of Celebrities to Resist Unwanted Commercial Exploitation, CAL. BUS. L. RPTR. (Dec. 1992); Bette Midler v. Ford Motor Co.: To Impersonate Her Voice Is to Pirate Her Identity (CAL. BUS. L. RPTR. (June 1992); Entertainment Law Practice in California, Parts I and II, CAL. BUS. L. RPTR. (Sept. & Nov. 1991); It's a Crude, Crude World: The Buchwald Case, MONTAGE (April 1990)

xx George H. Cohen, Washington, D.C. Senior Counsel, Bredhoff & Kaiser, P.L.L.C.; now actively engaged in providing mediation and dispute resolution services B.A., LL.B., Cornell University; LL.M., Georgetown University Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Government and Public Service: National Labor Relations Board (Appellate Court Litigation Attorney, 1963-66; Attorney-Advisor, 1960-63; Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1993-98); The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (Member, Advisory Council for Environmental Health, 1981-97) General Counsel, American Federation of Musicians (1989- ) Memberships: American Bar Association (Union Co-Chair, Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Law, 1976-78); Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Federal Bar Association (Chair, Labor Law Committee, 1971-73) Publications Include: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH LAW (BNA, 1988); OSHA and the Workplace Environment: An Unfulfilled Promise, PROCEEDINGS OF NYU 27TH ANNUAL NAT'L CONF. ON LABOR 213 (Matthew Bender, 1975); The Occupational Safety and Health Act: A Labor Lawyer's Overview, 33 OHIO ST. L.J. 788 (1972)

Kobie B. Conner, Burbank, California Senior Counsel, Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group B.A., Howard University; J.D., Yale University Government and Public Service: Law Clerk to Hon. Consuelo Marshall (C.D.Ca.) (1997-1998) Memberships: State Bar of California; John M. Langston Bar Association

Keven J. Davis, New York, New York Garvey Schubert Barer B.S., Loyola Marymount University; J.D., University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) Government and Public Service: City Commissioner, Berkeley, California (1979-81); Gary Payton Foundation (President, 1996- ); Seattle School District Citizen's Advisory Committee for Minority and Women Business Enterprises (1984-88) Family Services of Berkeley (Board of Directors (1979-82); N.A.A.C.P. (National Board of Directors, 1976-81); Memberships: American Bar Association (Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sports Industries); Washington State Bar Association; National Bar Association; Loren Miller Bar Association

Howard D. Fabrick, Los Angeles, California Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP B.A., J.D., Stanford University Former Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California, School of Cinema-Television; Former Adjunct Professor, Southwestern University School of Law Former Vice President of Labor Relations and Personnel, Columbia Pictures, Vice President and Director of Business Affairs and Labor Relations, The Burbank Studios, and Vice President and Counsel, Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers Member, State Bar of California

xxi Publications Include: Selected Issues in Labor Relations in the Motion Picture and Television Industries, LOYOLA ENTERTAINMENT L.REV (2001)

Robert S. Giolito, Los Angeles, California General Counsel, Directors Guild of America, Inc. B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; J.D., University of Wisconsin Government and Public Service: National Labor Relations Board Chairman's Advisory Commission (former member) Memberships: State Bar of California; State Bar of Georgia (Past Chair, Labor and Employment Section); Atlanta Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section) Publications Include: Chapter in HOW TO TAKE A CASE BEFORE THE NLRB (BNA, 6TH Ed., 1992)

Robert A. Hacker, Los Angeles, California Vice-President Business and Legal Affairs, FOX Sports and FOX Sports Music B.A., University of California at Berkeley; J.D., San Fernando Valley College of Law Memberships: California Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; Sports Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); United States of America Rugby Football Union (National Commercial Advisory Panel)

Andrea R. Hartman, Universal City, California Executive Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, NBC Universal Television Group (appointed 2004) B.A., University of California at Berkeley; J.D., Harvard University Former Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, NBC, responsible for West Coast Law Department

Rex S. Heinke, Los Angeles, California Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP B.A., University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; J.D., Columbia University Lecturer of Journalism, University of Southern California (1996); Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine School of Law (1983) Honors: Freedom of Information Award (Los Angeles Society of Professional Journalists, 1999); Kappa Tau Alpha (National Journalism Society) (Honorary Member, 1998) Lifetime Achievement Award (ACLU Foundation of Southern California, 1995) Government and Public Service: Law Clerk to Hon. Frederick J.R. Heebe (E.D.La.) (1975-76); Judge pro tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court (1981-88); California Judicial Council (2003- ); California Supreme Court Taskforce on Multi-Jurisdictional Practice (2001); Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (Board of Directors, 1996-97); Public Counsel (pro bono legal services) (President, 1989-90; Board of Directors, 1982-90) Memberships: California Academy of Appellate Lawyers; California State Bar Association (Special Committee to Review Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, 1996-97); Los Angeles County Bar Association (President, 2000-01; Chair, Judicial Election Evaluations Committee, 1993-96); Los Angeles County Bar Foundation (President, 2001-02) Publications Include: MEDIA LAW (BNA 1994 and 2000 Supp.)

xxii Joseph A. Kohanski, Burbank, California Geffner & Bush, A Law Corporation B.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Harvard University Government and Public Service: Law Clerk to Hon. Alan B. Handler (N.J.) (1988-89) Memberships: American Bar Association; State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee; Financial Lawyers Conference

Mark S. Lee, Los Angeles, California Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP B.A., J.D., University of Illinois Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School (1999); Adjunct Professor, McGeorge School of Law (1995-98) Memberships: American Bar Association; State Bar of California Publications Include: ENTERTAINMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (Thompson/West LegalWorks 2006); Who Writes the Songs? A Look at Music Authorship, ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS & SPORTS L.J. (Fall/Winter 2005); The Dastar Legacy, ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS & SPORTS LWR (Summer 2005); Virtual Superstars? The Promise and Peril to Real Actors, SCREEN ACTOR (June 2004); Agents of Chaos: Judicial Confusion in Defining the Right of Publicity - Free Speech Interface, LOYOLA ENTERTAINMENT L.REV. (2003); Documentaries, Docudramas, and Dramatic License: Crossing the Legal Minefield, Southwestern J. Of L. & Trade in the Americas (2002); The Copyrightability of Domain Names and URLs, J. INTERNET L. (Aug. 2001); Digital Debate - Friend or Foe?, CYBER- ESQ (Fall 2000); Legal Links -- Deep Linking on the Internet, VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS (June 2000); Strength of Character: Protecting Fictional Characters, (Co-Author), LOS ANGELES LAWYER (April 1997); Japan's Approach to Copyright Protection for Computer Software, LOYOLA OF LOS ANGELES INT'L AND COMP. L.J. (June 1994); Prejudgment Asset Freezes Against Software Pirates, THE COMPUTER LWR. (Oct. 1992); Conducting Discovery in Japan, INT'L LIT. Q. (Sept. 1990)

Richard I. Leher, Santa Monica, California Greenberg Traurig, LLP B.A., Occidental College; J.D., University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) Former executive at Hollywood Records and DreamWorks Records Memberships: American Bar Association; State Bar of California; Beverly Hills Bar Association

John Henry Merryman, Stanford, California Nelson Bowman Sweitzer and Marie B. Sweitzer Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor in the Department of Art (Emeritus), Stanford University B.S., University of Portland; M.S., J.D., University of Notre Dame; LL.M., J.S.D. (Hon.), New York University; LL.D. (Hon.), Aix-en-Provence; LL.D. (Hon.), Trieste; LL.D. (Hon.), Rome (Tor Vergata) Honors: Silver Medal (University of Rome, 1964); Cavaliere Ufficiale (Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1970); Guggenheim Fellow (1985-86)Festschrift: COMPARATIVE AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF JOHN HENRY MERRYMAN ON HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY (David S. Clark, Ed., 1990)

xxiii Professional Positions and Memberships: American Academy of Foreign Law (Past President); International Academy of Comparative Law (Associate); International Cultural Property Society (Past President); American Bar Association (Past Chair, Visual Arts Division) Publications Include: THE CIVIL LAW TRADITION: EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, AND EAST ASIA (Co-Author) (Michie 1994); LAW, ETHICS AND THE VISUAL ARTS: CASES AND MATERIALS (Co-Author) (Kluwer Law International, 5th Ed., 2007); THE CIVIL LAW TRADITION: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL SYSTEMS OF WESTERN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA (Stanford University, 2d Ed., 1985); LAW IN RADICALLY DIFFERENT CULTURES (Co-Author) (West 1983); LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA: A HANDBOOK OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL INDICATORS FOR COMPARATIVE STUDY (Co-Author) (Stanford University 1979); INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CULTURAL PROPERTY (Chair, Board of Editors); AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW (Board of Editors)

Schuyler M. Moore, Los Angeles, California Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP B.A., J.D., University of California at Los Angeles Adjunct Professor, UCLA Law School and UCLA Anderson School of Management Publications Include: WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU IN LAW SCHOOL (F.B. Rothman, 2001); TAXATION OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY (Panel Publishers, 2001); THE BIZ: THE BASIC BUSINESS, LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE FILM INDUSTRY (Silman-James Press, 2000)

James L. Perzik, El Segundo, California General Counsel, The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc. (since 1991) B.S., J.D., University of Southern California Certified Public Accountant (California) Memberships: American Bar Association (Section of Taxation); Los Angeles County Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; California Society of Certified Public Accountants; Sports Lawyers Association; National Basketball Association (Alternate Member, Board of Governors)

Beth Roberts, Burbank, California Executive Vice President, Broadcast and Cable Network Business Affairs, NBC Universal (appointed 2004) B.A., Vassar College; J.D., Boston University Former Senior Vice President, NBC Network and NBC Studios Business Affairs; former Director of Business Affairs, NBC

George K. H. Schell, Atlanta, Georgia Assistant General Counsel, Marketing, Trademarks and Licensing, The Coca-Cola Company B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; J.D., University of California at Los Angeles Government and Public Service: Chief of General Litigation, San Francisco City Attorney's Office (1989-94); Staff Attorney, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (1984-86) Memberships: State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco; Beverly Hills Bar Association; Charles Houston Bar Association

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Alan U. Schwartz, Los Angeles, California Greenberg Traurig, LLP B.A., Cornell University; LL.B., Yale University Memberships: State Bar of California; New York State Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Truman Capote Literary Trust (Trustee) Publications Include: PRIVACY: THE RIGHT TO BE LET ALONE (Co-Author) (MacMillan, 1962); CENSORSHIP: THE OBSCENE (Co-Author) (MacMillan, 1964); LAWYERS AND WHAT THEY DO (Franklin Watts, 1964)

Kenneth L. Shropshire, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania David W. Hauck Professor and Director, Wharton Sports Business Initiative, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania B.A., Stanford University; M.A.(Hon.), University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Columbia University Chair, Legal Studies Department Acting; Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (2000-05); Director, Afro-American Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania (1997-98) Government and Public Service: Chair, Philadelphia Stadium Site Selection Committee (1999-2000); Assistant Vice President, Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (1982-84) Honors: Educator of the Year (National Black MBA Association, 1996) Memberships: American Bar Association (Section on Sports Law, 1992-2000); Philadelphia Sports Congress (Board of Directors); Sports Lawyers Association (President; Board of Directors); United States Olympic Committee (Budget Committee, 1992-2000) Publications Include: BEING SUGAR RAY: THE LIFE OF SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, AMERICA'S GREATEST BOXER AND THE FIRST CELEBRITY ATHLETE (Basic Civitas Books, 2007); THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS (Co-Author) (2004); THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS AGENTS (Co-Author) (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002); BASKETBALL JONES (Co-Author) (New York University Press, 2000); SPORTS AND THE LAW: A MODERN ANTHOLOGY (Carolina Academic Press, 1999); IN BLACK AND WHITE: RACE AND SPORTS IN AMERICA (New York University Press, 1996) (CHOICE Magazine Outstanding Academic Book Award and Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America Outstanding Book Award); THE SPORTS FRANCHISE GAME: CITIES IN PURSUIT OF SPORTS FRANCHISES, EVENTS, STADIUMS, AND ARENAS (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995); AGENTS OF OPPORTUNITY: SPORTS AGENTS AND CORRUPTION IN COLLEGIATE SPORTS (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990) (CHOICE Magazine Outstanding Academic Book Award); THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA (Co-Author) (In process)

Hope J. Singer, Burbank, California Geffner & Bush, A Law Corporation B.A., Brooklyn College; J.D., Rutgers University Government Service: Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board (Region 22, Newark, New Jersey, 1980-85; Region 31, Los Angeles, California, 1985-87) Memberships: American Bar Association (Committee on Practice and Procedure Before the NLRB); Los Angeles County Bar Association (AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 1987-91)

xxv Publications Include: HOW TO TAKE A CASE BEFORE THE NLRB (Chapter Editor) (BNA, 7th Ed., 2000)

Lionel S. Sobel, Los Angeles, California Professor, Southwestern University School of Law; Editor, Entertainment Law Reporter; Distin- guished Scholar, University of California at Berkeley Center for Law and Technology B.A., University of California at Berkeley; J.D., University of California at Los Angeles Visiting Professor, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (1997-98); Professor, Loyola Law School (1982-1997); Instructor, University of Southern California Law School (1974-78) Memberships: American Bar Association; California State Bar; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Los Angeles Copyright Society Publications Include: INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT LAW (Co-Author) (Praeger, 2003) PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND THE LAW (Law-Arts Publishers, 1977); LAW AND BUSINESS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES (Co-Editor) (Praeger, 3d Ed., 1996); Entertainment Law, in THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN LAW (Oxford, 2002); Chapters on royalty accounting and soundtrack music in ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY CONTRACTS (Matthew Bender 1986); Chapter on regulation of player agents in THE LAW OF PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SPORTS (Clark Boardman 1988)

Stephanie J. Vardavas, Beaverton, Oregon Endorsement and League Affairs, Nike, Inc. (since 1997) B.A., Yale University; J.D., Fordham University ProServ, Inc. (Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, 1992-97; Director of Licensing & Assistant General Counsel, 1989-92); Major League Baseball (Assistant Counsel, Office of the Commissioner, 1986-89; Manager, Waivers & Player Records, American League, 1980-85; Executive Development Program, 1979-80) Memberships: American Bar Association (Section of Intellectual Property Law; Section of Business Law; Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sports Industries); Sports Lawyers Association (Board of Directors)

Gary A. Watson, Los Angeles, California Gary A. Watson & Associates A.B., Stanford University; J.D., University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) Visiting Professor, Whittier Law School (2002); Visiting Professor, Stanford University (1998); Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California Law Center (1994) Honors: Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers' Association Hall of Fame Memberships: American Bar Association (Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries: Forum Past Chair and Past Chair, Motion Pictures, Television, Cable and Radio Division); State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Publications Include: Why All These Soundtrack Albums?, BLACK TALENT NEWS (July 1999); Column, Legal Questions, in RADIO FACTS (2003)

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Joshua S. Wattles, Century City, California Dreier LLP B.A., Mills College; J.D., George Washington University Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Southwestern University Law School (2004- ); former Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) Former Deputy and Acting General Counsel, Paramount Pictures; Former member, ASCAP Legal Department Memberships: Los Angeles Copyright Society (past President); Future of Music Coalition (Advisory Board)

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