Entertainment and Sports Law Section

This section was created in recognition of the increasing number of practitioners in entertainment and sports law. The section presents an annual CLE program and helps members stay up to date on trends and activities in this specialized area of practice.

Entertainment and Sports Law Leadership

Chair
Casey Summar
Volunteer Lawyers &...
1900 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37212
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csummar@abcnashville.org
(615)460-8274
Immediate Past Chair
Tim Warnock
Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC
1906 West End Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
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twarnock@rwjplc.com
(615)320-3700

Entertainment and Sports Law News

Court Will Not Consider Challenge to Copyright Board

By Stacey Shrader ... on Tue, 05/28/2013 - 4:27pm

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the authority of the Copyright Royalty Board, which sets royalty rates for musical works. The high court today refused to hear an appeal that the panel – made up of three copyright judges appointed by the Librarian of Congress – should be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The company bringing the suit also wanted to overturn the panel’s decision that noncommercial educational webcasters pay an annual fee of $500 per channel for a license authorizing the webcasting of unlimited amounts of music. The Memphis Daily News has this Associated Press story.

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Event to Benefit Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts

By Stacey Shrader ... on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:01pm

Arts Immersion, presented by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville and the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, will take place June 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the W.O. Smith School. The event will feature live performances, visual art and a silent auction – including opportunities to co-write with top songwriters. All proceeds benefit Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts, which has provided $1 million worth of free legal and business help to over 1,000 low-income artists and 300 nonprofit arts organizations over the past five years. Tickets are $40 and are available at the door or online. Food, beverages and valet parking will be provided.

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