This first workshop tracks recent trends in comic book business and legal practice as it introduces lawyers to the fundamentals of representing comic book industry clients. The workshop tracks the stages of representing a client from the initial comic book concept through to the negotiation of the publishing agreement.
Some of the Issues explored in this first CLE:
• An overview of the current legal and business trends in the comic book industry
• Comic book publishing Intellectual property issues
• Service agreements and collaboration agreements
• Morality clauses and online libel accountability
• What agents and publishers look for in a comic book property
• An overview of comic book publishing agreements
• Legal issues in film and television licensing of comic book properties
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