The Media and Social Responsibility is subject of Loyola Law’s 4th Annual Entertainment Law Symposium

Los Angeles -- When is an artist, producer or distributor liable for harmful acts committed by an audience member? When do media tactics become too aggressive, and violate privacy rights? The outcome of these cases can change our world, and will be addressed at “The Media and Social Responsibility,” Loyola Law’s 4th Annual Entertainment Law Symposium on Friday, February 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the Loyola Law School campus, near downtown Los Angeles.

At this state-of-the-art media law program, nationally known attorneys and scholars will address cutthroat competition in entertainment and informational media for attracting an audience, and artists, producers and marketers pushing the envelope to gain ears and eyeballs. The result can be serious legal disputes. Claims have arisen with respect to popular records, television and radio programs, videogames, motion
pictures, and books.

Topics:

• Media Liability for Acts of Audience Violence & Other Harmful Behavior
• Investigative Journalism: When Does It Become Unlawful Invasion of Privacy?
• Legal Issues Arising in New "Reality" Programming
• Current Trends in Defamation & Invasion of Privacy
• Media Law and Journalistic Ethics -- Do They Counsel the Same Behavior?

Moderated by Professor of Law F. Jay Dougherty of Loyola Law School Los Angeles, the Symposium’s luncheon speaker on press ethics will be Tom Goldstein, Dean and Professor of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, New York.

Speakers:

• Gary L. Bostwick, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles
• Clay Calvert, Pennsylvania State University
• Jonathan Freedman, University of Toronto
• Don R. Gordon, Partner, Leopold, Petrich & Smith, PC, Los Angeles
• Rex S. Heinke, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Los Angeles
• Frank J. Janecek Jr., Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, San Diego
• Neville L. Johnson, Johnson & Rishwain LLP, Los Angeles
• Zazi Pope, Warner Bros., Burbank
• Rod Smolla, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA
• Lawrence B. Solum, Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA

Register for the symposium online at: http://elr.lls.edu/symposium/ Or, contact Bridget A. Klink: 213.736.1407 or Bridget.Klink@lls.edu The cost is $100 (includes lunch), or $195 for MCLE credit.

Six MCLE credits are available to participants -- Loyola Law is an accredited provider of minimum continuing legal education. The program will be held in the Student Lounge at Loyola Law School, 919 S. Albany St., downtown Los Angeles, CA 90015. Registration is at 9 a.m. and closing remarks before 5 p.m.