2025 Entertainment and Media Law Conference — March 20, 2025
For 22 years, the Media Law Resource Center and ¶¶Òõapp¹Ù·½°æ have hosted an annual forum at which renowned experts discuss the most timely, important, and controversial topics in entertainment and media law.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
12:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PT
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4.75 MCLE Credits offered
Schedule of Events
**More speakers to be added soon
12:30 p.m. — Check-in
Check in at our registration table in the Bullocks Wilshire lobby.
1:00 p.m. — Welcome & Introductions
Opening remarks.
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. — Reality Check
Reality programming has been a cornerstone of televised and streaming entertainment for many years, but it is also becoming a hotbed of legal issues. A recent National Labor Relations Board action is seeking to classify the contestants in one reality program as employees, an approach that could fundamentally alter the landscape of producing reality shows. In addition, there has been a recent spate of lawsuits accusing certain reality producers of promoting or engaging in a variety of wrongful acts, including sexual assault, drunkenness, racism, and false imprisonment. Our expert panel will examine best practices for avoiding the treacherous pitfalls of producing reality content.
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2:15 - 2:30 p.m. — Break
15 minute break.
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. — Disinformation and the Entertainment Industry
Hollywood exists at the intersection of fact and fiction, telling stories from the scrupulously documentary to the purely fantastical, where literal truth is just one measure of the value of a work. Has the debate around online disinformation affected how we think about truth in entertainment content? How will attempts to regulate disinformation, deepfakes, and digital tools affect Hollywood?
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3:30 - 3:45 p.m. — Break
15 minute break.
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. — Breakout Discussions
Participants choose from one of the following:
- Series and Backend Deals
We’ll discuss the state of play around compensation deals for streaming series and similar productions. What are the norms and what is still negotiable?
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- Artificial Intelligence and Digital Media
With California and other states striking out on their own, while laws abroad impose greater restrictions, how are entertainment productions handling new regulations around the use of generative AI tools?
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- Pre-Publication Review for Non-Scripted Content
Participants will talk about the special challenges of pre-publication review when there’s no script to review, reshoots (probably) aren’t an option, and the most problematic material is also the most interesting.
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4:45 - 5:00 p.m. — Break
15 minute break.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. — Donald Trump, Part II
The movie business is no stranger to delayed sequels, and after four years in development the second Trump administration has been promised to be a bigger spectacle than the original. But will it be a comeback story, a tragedy, or a farce? Our knowledgeable panelists will separate the facts from the hype about what to expect from Trump II for the entertainment and journalism industries.
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6:00 - 6:15 p.m. — Break
15 minute break.
6:15 - 7:00 p.m. — Filmmaker Chat
In this special session, we are pleased to welcome members of the production teams from Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice and true crime documentary The Menendez Brothers to discuss the practical and legal challenges they faced in bringing these stories to screen.
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7:00 - 8:00 p.m. — Reception
Join us for an evening reception to network and connect with fellow attendees and panelists.
Coffee Break Sponsor
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