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2020 has been a difficult and strange year for everyone, but sports and fitness have faced their own unique struggles—from no fans for professional sports to the complete shutdown of the fitness industry. In this webinar, we will talk about developments and complications facing the Sports and Fitness Industries, as it pertains to employment law.
Topics include:
Current state guidance on COVID-19 shutdown orders
Racial injustice
Expansion of allowances for independent contractors (AB 2257)
As more sporting and entertainment events go virtual in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of making online and mobile services accessible to the public is even more important. A wave of lawsuits over the past few years has targeted these services alleging that many are inaccessible to disabled individuals. The implications for the sports and entertainment industry are far reaching, and range from ensuring that registration and ticketing functions are accessible using a screen reader to ensuring that there is close captioning for events and classes. Learn more about what it means for online and mobile services to be accessible and how you can reduce the risk of a legal claim or action while ensuring your services are available to more of the public.
Thankfully, we’re in the home stretch of 2020, a year which has given us a fair share of important entertainment cases in addition to everything else we’ve been dealing with. In this panel, attorneys from Greenberg Glusker will discuss the impact of some of the year’s most important decisions, including such topics as:
Copyright in historical facts, including “fictionalized” facts – Corbello v. Valli (“Jersey Boys” case);
The Ninth Circuit’s approach to early dismissal in substantial similarity cases (“The Shape of Water,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Empire” and “Inside Out”)
The use of IP in expressive works or commercial products – including cases involving Activision/Humvee and Jack Daniels
Imputed license fees in profit participation and other take-aways from the “Walking Dead” trial
Recent developments in employment law affecting entertainment companies – Comcast v. National Association of African-American Owned Media, Gabrielle Union v. Universal Television, Fox v. Netflix
Please join us for some incredible presentations tailored to in-house counsel who practice or are interested in practicing in the Sports & Entertainment industry. In 3 panels over two days, you’ll receive 3.5 CLE credit covering relevant topics related to the unique legal challenges and issues in sports, television, and film during these unprecedented times. Plus attendees who participate in all three sessions will receive a $25 DoorDash gift card.* Raffle prizes will be awarded at the end of each session.
With production resuming in the middle of a pandemic, the entertainment industry is left with a series of questions on official production protocols and safety guidelines. Join this webinar to hear from panelists who have a deep understanding of these issues and will provide an inside look into the world of resuming production in the age of COVID, including issues related to testing and the recently released industry-wide collective bargaining agreement governing AMPTP companies.