2011 | APRIL
FILM SCREENING | MY COUSIN VINNY
(OR HOW I LEARNED TO LITIGATE AT THE MOVIES)
(OR HOW I LEARNED TO LITIGATE AT THE MOVIES)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | 4:00pm
Location: Room 312, Fordham Law School
Join us for our closing event of the semester --- a screening of the legal movie classic, My Cousin Vinny!
In the only comedy to make the ABA Journal's Top 25 Greatest Legal Movies, Vincent “Vinny” Gambini (Joe Pesci) is a brash Brooklyn lawyer who only recently managed to pass the bar exam on his sixth try. He’s representing his cousin and a friend—two California-bound college students who are arrested for capital murder after a short stop at a convenience store in rural Alabama. Still, the rule of law prevails in the courtroom of Judge Chamberlain Haller (Fred Gwynne).
The movie packs in cinema’s briefest opening argument (“Everything that guy just said is bullshit.”), its best-ever introduction to the rules of criminal procedure, and a case that hinges on properly introduced expert testimony regarding tire marks left by a 1964 Skylark and the optimal boiling time of grits.
SPRING BAR NIGHT
Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 8:00pm
Location: Gossip, 733 9th Avenue (at 50th Street)
Co-Sponsor: Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
Co-Sponsor: Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
Get ready to have a great time with fellow Fordham intellectual property, media, and entertainment law enthusiasts; enjoy the music of Frank's Donettes (performing at 9:00pm); meet new people; and enjoy a much needed open bar before locking yourself in the library in anticipation of finals.
A CONVERSATION WITH DYLAN MCDERMOTT
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | 8:00pm
Location: Time Warner Screening Room, One Time Warner Center (58th Street between 8th & 9th Avenue)
Sponsor: Forum on Law, Culture & Society
Film and stage actor Dylan McDermott is best known for his award-winning, critically acclaimed role as Boston criminal defense attorney Bobby Donnell in The Practice. For seven seasons McDermott portrayed an unusual fictional character in the annals of legal art: the lawyer who is morally anguished by what attorneys and law firms often must do in order to succeed. With Bobby Donnell as its senior partner, the law firm in this more reflective practice achieved victories but was always mindful of the difference between legal ethics and public morality.
2011 | MARCH
HON. JED RAKOFF | "IP JARGON & OTHER JIBBERISH"
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | 5:00pm
Location: Room 430 B/C, Fordham Law School
The Hon. Jed Rakoff (D.J., S.D.N.Y.), will be giving a special talk on his upcoming commentary, "Down With Patentese," which will be published in Book 4 of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal. Judge Rakoff's core theory is, in not so many words, patent law has too much of what Mr. T used to call "jibba jabba." It's oblique, isolating and makes the law more insular when the job of a judge is, to the extent possible, to articulate the law in plain English. It will be a short talk - only about 30 minutes with a little Q&A at the end - fun, brisk and engaging, and there will be coffee, cookies, etc., and, of course, all your IPLJ friends will be in effect.
CONTRACT DRAFTING & NEGOTIATION WORKSHOP
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 | 4:00pm
Location: Room 303, Fordham Law School
Come watch and participate in a contract drafting and negotiation workshop with two heavy hitters in the music industry:
Representing the Artist: Howard Siegel, Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law and Senior Partner, Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn LLP
Representing the Record Label: Michael Roberson, Vice President at Sony BMG
Space is limited to the first 30 people that R.S.V.P. for this event. Selected participants will receive a basic artist's contract to review before the event. During the workshop, each attorney will discuss negotiation techniques, which provisions are most significant, and how to serve their client's/company's best interest. Participants will then have the opportunity to ask the attorneys questions. This is an exclusive opportunity to learn about contract drafting and negotiation from real players in the music recording industry. Not to be missed!
Click here to R.S.V.P. via email.
2011 | FEBRUARY
MUSIC INDUSTRY MOGULS
Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 7:00pm
Location: MJE, 131 West 86th Street (between Columbus & Amsterdam Avenue)
The MJE presents an evening of music, cocktails, food and networking with Sony Music Entertainment's Richard Katz (Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs) and Neil Berman (Senior Director & Counsel). Cocktails and open bar begin at 7:00pm with the program following at 7:45pm. Tickets are $20.
FILM SCREENING | GASLAND
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | 4:00pm
Location: Room 303, Fordham Law School
Co-Sponsor: Environmental Law Advocates
The Fordham Environmental Law Advocates in cooperation with the Fordham Media & Entertainment Law Society is proud to present a screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland.
"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."
Bring your friends and see what all the fuss is about. Megan Klein, Esq., Associate Attorney of Earthjustice's Northeast Regional Office and Fordham Law School Grad '06, will be joining us after the screening for a discussion of the movie and natural gas extraction. Middle-eastern food and popcorn will be served.
Click here for more information on the film.
THE DECIDERS: THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY AND FREE SPEECH
IN THE AGE OF FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 | 6:00pm
Location: Room 430, Fordham Law School
Sponsor: Fordham Law Review
Today, lawyers at Facebook and Google have more control over free speech and privacy around the globe than any Supreme Court justice, king, or president. As private corporations, however, Facebook and Google are not formally constrained by the First Amendment or the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Jeffrey Rosen will discuss how to preserve constitutional values in light of new social networking technologies, which have created online spaces where the U.S. Constitution itself may have limited reach. This event will be followed by a reception.
Click here to register.
SPRING SOCIETY MEETING
Thursday, February 3, 2010 | 12:30pm
Location: Room 310, Fordham Law School
Come hear all about the amazing things we have planned this semester, which include a Contract Drafting Workshop, Attorney Shadowing days, an Alternative Career Event, a movie night and of course a bar night. A delicious Middle-Eastern lunch will be served.
2010 | NOVEMBER
A CONVERSATION WITH ELIOTT SPITZER
Thursday, November 11, 2010 | 8:00pm
Location: Time Warner Screening Room, One Time Warner Center (58th Street between 8th & 9th Avenue)
Thursday, November 11, 2010 | 8:00pm
Location: Time Warner Screening Room, One Time Warner Center (58th Street between 8th & 9th Avenue)
Former New York Governor, crusading Attorney General, and political essayist Eliot Spitzer received great acclaim as the "Sheriff of Wall Street" by investigating and prosecuting Wall Street companies that had engaged in deceptive practices. Beginning on October 4, Spitzer will co-host a nightly discussion program on CNN at 8 pm, along with Pulitzer prize winning columnist and conservative commentator Kathleen Parker. Join us for a Conversation with one of the smartest and more intriguing political figures of this new century, a former prosecutor, Governor and now television personality who certainly enriches the level of public debate.
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Sponsor: Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
9-9:30am | Registration
9:30-9:45am | Introductory Remarks from Ben, Dean Martin, Sara Yood and Professor Reidenberg
9:45-11:15am | The Ethics of Takedown Notices Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (Panelists: Professor Ann Bartow from U. South Carolina Law, Professor Dotan Oliar from NYU Law, Stanley Pierre-Louis, Associate Counsel at Viacom, moderated by Professor Reidenberg)
11:15-11:30am | Break
11:30-1:00pm | Revisiting the Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct Before the Patent and Trademark Office (Panelists: Visiting Scholar Christian Mammen from UC Hastings, Professor James Bollinger from Fordham Law and a partner at Troutman Sanders, moderated by Daryl Lim, Fordham IP Institute Microsoft Fellow)
1-2:00pm | Break for Lunch
2-3:30pm | The Rise of Unbranding in Trademark Law (Panelists: Professor Rebecca Tushnet from Georgetown Law, Professor Jeremy Sheff from Brooklyn Law, moderated by Professor Scafidi)
Click here to register.
Come mingle with fellow Fordham intellectual property and entertainment enthusiasts over three hours of drink specials!
Location: HBO Theater (1100 Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street) & Fordham Law School (McNally Amphitheater)
Sponsor: Forum on Law, Culture & Society
Each year the Media & Entertainment Law Society supports the Forum on Law, Culture & Society in the production of the Fordham Law Film Festival. Members of MELS volunteer in a number of areas including registration, post-screening Q&As, and management of the concession stands. Proceeds from the Festival's concessions provide vital funding for MELS events throughout the year. In addition, the Festival allows MELS members to be directly involved with a vibrant legal-themed film festival, while also creating the opportunity to network with the entertainment industry in an intimate environment. Here's the schedule of events:
Friday, October 15, | Opening Night: What About Jack
Location: HBO Theater
Special Guest: Jack Kevorkian
Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Kevorkian, defender of a patient’s right to die by assisted suicide. This film deals with the sensitive subject of what obligations does society owe to the terminally ill.
Saturday, October 16 | Worse Than War
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guest: Haris Silajdzic, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, & Bob Simon
This documentary that premiered on PBS follows Daniel Jonah Goldhagen’s travels, teachings, and interviews in nine countries around the world. The film provides an unprecedented journey in exploring the causes where genocide has taken place.
Sunday, October 17 | 12 Angry Men
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guest: Sonia Sotomayor
Henry Fonda plays a righteous juror who seeks to convince eleven fellow jurors of the innocence of an 18-year-old Latino charged with murder.
Tuesday, October 19 | Amistad
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guests: Debbie Allen & Annette Gordon-Reed
This film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a true story about a 19th century mutiny on a slave ship that sparked a legal battle before the Supreme Court of the United States and forshadowed the Civil War.
Wednesday, October 20 | They Won't Forget
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guests: Abraham Foxman, Alfred Uhry, & Morris Dickstein
Lana Turner’s film debut in this classic motion picture from the 1930s in a fictionalized drama based on the Leo Frank trial.
Thursday, October 21 | ... And Justice for All
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guests: Jeffrey Tambor & Neal Gabler
Al Pacino stars in this unsparing film where judges are both corrupt and insane, and where a defense attorney, such as Jeffrey Tambor (in his first film), can end up more loony than the character he portrayed on the critically-acclaimed TV show Arrested Development.
Click here for more info on the Forum on Law, Culture & Society.
2010 | SEPTEMBER
Location: Room 207, Fordham Law School
Come by to hear about all the plans we've got up our metaphorical sleeves this year! Lunch will be served so please arrive early.
IPLJ | IS SILENCE GOLDEN?
ETHICS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SYMPOSIUM
Friday, November 4, 2010 | 9:00am-3:30pm Location: McNally Amphitheater
Sponsor: Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
9-9:30am | Registration
9:30-9:45am | Introductory Remarks from Ben, Dean Martin, Sara Yood and Professor Reidenberg
9:45-11:15am | The Ethics of Takedown Notices Under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (Panelists: Professor Ann Bartow from U. South Carolina Law, Professor Dotan Oliar from NYU Law, Stanley Pierre-Louis, Associate Counsel at Viacom, moderated by Professor Reidenberg)
11:15-11:30am | Break
11:30-1:00pm | Revisiting the Doctrine of Inequitable Conduct Before the Patent and Trademark Office (Panelists: Visiting Scholar Christian Mammen from UC Hastings, Professor James Bollinger from Fordham Law and a partner at Troutman Sanders, moderated by Daryl Lim, Fordham IP Institute Microsoft Fellow)
1-2:00pm | Break for Lunch
2-3:30pm | The Rise of Unbranding in Trademark Law (Panelists: Professor Rebecca Tushnet from Georgetown Law, Professor Jeremy Sheff from Brooklyn Law, moderated by Professor Scafidi)
Click here to register.
FALL BAR NIGHT
Thursday, November 4, 2010 | 7-10:00pm
Location: Perdition, 692 10th Avenue (between 48th & 49th Street)
Co-Sponsors: Sports Law Forum and Couture Counselor
Come mingle with fellow Fordham intellectual property and entertainment enthusiasts over three hours of drink specials!
2010 | OCTOBER
5TH ANNUAL FORDHAM LAW FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, October 15 - Thursday, October 21, 2010Location: HBO Theater (1100 Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street) & Fordham Law School (McNally Amphitheater)
Sponsor: Forum on Law, Culture & Society
Each year the Media & Entertainment Law Society supports the Forum on Law, Culture & Society in the production of the Fordham Law Film Festival. Members of MELS volunteer in a number of areas including registration, post-screening Q&As, and management of the concession stands. Proceeds from the Festival's concessions provide vital funding for MELS events throughout the year. In addition, the Festival allows MELS members to be directly involved with a vibrant legal-themed film festival, while also creating the opportunity to network with the entertainment industry in an intimate environment. Here's the schedule of events:
Friday, October 15, | Opening Night: What About Jack
Location: HBO Theater
Special Guest: Jack Kevorkian
Al Pacino stars as Dr. Jack Kevorkian, defender of a patient’s right to die by assisted suicide. This film deals with the sensitive subject of what obligations does society owe to the terminally ill.
Saturday, October 16 | Worse Than War
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guest: Haris Silajdzic, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, & Bob Simon
This documentary that premiered on PBS follows Daniel Jonah Goldhagen’s travels, teachings, and interviews in nine countries around the world. The film provides an unprecedented journey in exploring the causes where genocide has taken place.
Sunday, October 17 | 12 Angry Men
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guest: Sonia Sotomayor
Henry Fonda plays a righteous juror who seeks to convince eleven fellow jurors of the innocence of an 18-year-old Latino charged with murder.
Tuesday, October 19 | Amistad
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guests: Debbie Allen & Annette Gordon-Reed
This film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a true story about a 19th century mutiny on a slave ship that sparked a legal battle before the Supreme Court of the United States and forshadowed the Civil War.
Wednesday, October 20 | They Won't Forget
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guests: Abraham Foxman, Alfred Uhry, & Morris Dickstein
Lana Turner’s film debut in this classic motion picture from the 1930s in a fictionalized drama based on the Leo Frank trial.
Thursday, October 21 | ... And Justice for All
Location: McNally Amphitheater
Special Guests: Jeffrey Tambor & Neal Gabler
Al Pacino stars in this unsparing film where judges are both corrupt and insane, and where a defense attorney, such as Jeffrey Tambor (in his first film), can end up more loony than the character he portrayed on the critically-acclaimed TV show Arrested Development.
Click here for more info on the Forum on Law, Culture & Society.
2010 | SEPTEMBER
FALL SOCIETY MEETING
Thursday, September 16, 2010 | 12:45pmLocation: Room 207, Fordham Law School
Come by to hear about all the plans we've got up our metaphorical sleeves this year! Lunch will be served so please arrive early.
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