Media, Advertising & Entertainment Legal Summit 2012

Introduction: 

The impact of the recent amendment to the copyright act is still sinking into the minds of all stakeholders.  All angles of changes, especially business impact need to be examined in depth. Adjustment to business of media, advertising and entertainment brought around by the amendment to the copyright act is one the many discussion at the Media, Entertainment and Advertisement Legal Summit 2012  

Salman Khurshid 
Hon'ble Minister of Law & Justice confirms his presence for 
The Law Minister's Session at the India's 1st Ever 
Media, Advertising & Entertainment Legal Summit 2012,  

A CHANGED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

The impact and changes brought about by recent amendment to the copyright act of 1957, passed by President on June 7, 2012 is one of the key discussion areas at the summit. As impact of amendment sink into the minds of stakeholders, all angles of changes brought around need to be examined, to help in adjusting to alterations needed in businesses of media, advertising and entertainment. Recent advances in technology and availability of good broadband speeds worldwide have led to the emergence of services not available previously. Access of traditional communications such as broadcasting services – television and radio is delivered over internet on personal computers and through specialized ‘apps’ for smartphones.

Users too are creating their own content and uploading it to social media platforms. And it is not too uncommon to have user generated content to be featured by mainstream media. Copyright, privacy and ownership fall under grey area. The topics of discussions at Media, Advertising and Entertainment Legal Summit 2012 have been formulated after extensive discussion with senior industry professionals..This makes the summit an ideal meeting, networking and knowledge sharing forum for media professionals to share and learn about a wide range of issues in today’s ever-changing media environment.

KEY DISCUSSION AREAS

·  Analysing the current Copyright Amendment Act & its impact on Business

·  Legal issues related to Convergence of technology

· Owning & protecting trademarks in a converged environment

·  Investigative Journalism and the Law

·  Contracts Management for Media, Entertainment and Advertising Industry

·  Defamation: Management, Risk Management, Strategy and Counter – Strategy

·  Legal issues surrounding distribution of content on digital platforms.

·  Jurisdiction issue in criminal as well as civil defamation suit

·  Defamation and cyber reputation management strategy for social media content

·  Strategies to manage legal & commercial risk in Comparative Advertising

The summit will consist of 20+ experts as speakers consisting of Legal Heads, CEOs, CFOs of the Media, Advertising & Entertainment industry, representatives from government bodies and senior government officials.

Please do take the time to forward this to your colleagues and other senior management who you feel will benefit from attending.

A Must Attend Summit for :

Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |Chief Operating Officer |Managing Director

Corporate Counsel | Research Head | Head IP | Brand Managers | Media Heads

Head Copyright | Head Distribution | Head of Content | Head Advertisements

Head Technical | Company Secretary | Head of Standards & Practices Department

Editor - in - Chief | Editor | Head - Content & Communication | Head - Broadcast Services

Program Producers |Directors | Publisher | Writer | Music Composer | Lyricist

Journalist | Partners | Associates | Independent Practitioners | Head Compliance

Communication Consultants | Head Regulatory | Head Taxation | Head Digital Media

Head - Media Procurement | Head - Contracts | Head Litigation & Head Licensing

SPEAKERS

·  Abhishek Malhotra, Partner, TMT Law Practice

· Alan Collaco, Secretary General, ASCI

·  Anil Fernandes, Anil Fernandes & Associates

·  Ashish Chandra, Head - Legal (Media & Technology), Reliance Industries Ltd.

·  Ganesh Parameswaran, Head – Legal, Marico Limited

·  Hemant Kumar, President Legal, Reliance Anil Dhiru Bhai Ambani Group

·  Hetal Desai, Legal Head - South Asia, Group M

·  Himavat Chaudhuri, General Counsel/Executive Director & Senior Counsel, Turner International

· Lalit Bhasin, President, Society of Indian Law Firms

· Preet K Dhupar, Director Finance & Operations, BBC World

·  Rajesh Ramanathan, Partner, TMT Law Practice

· Rajinder Sharma, Director Corporate Affairs & General Counsel-South Asia, E.I. DuPont

·  Satyakki Bhattacharjee, Vice President – Human Resources & Head of Legal, ABP News

·  Sheetal Chopra, Deputy Director & Head - IPR Division, FICCI

·  Sudip Gupta, VP Legal, Asia, ATC Telecom Tower Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

·  Sujeet Jain, Group General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Viacom 18

·  V Shyamala, SVP & Head - Legal & Regulatory, Star Den Media Services Pvt Ltd

·  Vanditta Malhotra Hegde, Vice President and Legal Head, Radio Mirchi

Registration fees: ( 5 % Special Discount for LAWyersclubindia and CAclubindia members )

For Corporates

a. INR 8,000 per delegate

b. INR 15,000 for 2 delegates

c. INR 18,000 for 3 delegates

For Law Firms

a. INR 10,000 per delegate

b. INR 17,000 for 2 delegates

c. INR 22,000 for 3 delegates

Service Tax Extra @ 12.36%

Date: 27th September 2012, 

Venue:  Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi

Link: http://corporateinfo.in/witness/default.htm