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Chicago Bar Association Sports Law Committee - Show Me The Money Seminar

SHOW ME THE MONEY!
The effects and costs of the competing intellectual property claims in the business of sports.

Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

Join the CBA?s Sports Law Committee and a distinguished panel of speakers as we examine the conflicting claims on the ownership of marketing rights as asserted by the sports franchises, the professional leagues, the players? association, stadiums, broadcasters, sponsors and licensees.

Introductions: Roy Kessel, Chair CBA Sports Law Committee
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Moderator: Lester Munson, Associate Editor
Sports Illustrated

Speakers:

Judith Heeter, Director of Business Affairs & Licensing
Major League Baseball Player?s Association
A Players Association?s perspective on allowing the use of the likenesses of its players, and controlling the use of its marks.

Scott Bearby, Assistant General Counsel
NCAA
The protection of valuable marks in the marketplace. What steps can an organization take to protect its intellectual property and prevent unauthorized use of its marks.

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A Player?s perspective on how to control the use of their likeness and image and how to obtain appropriate compensation for such use.

Vicky Gerl Neumeyer, Staff Counsel, New Orleans Saints
A team?s perspective on how its marketing and branding efforts are impacted by restrictions from individual players, leagues, players? associations or venues.

Tom Green, Action Images, Inc. President
A licensee?s perspective on negotiating business deals given the competing claims to the right to control the likeness of an athlete.

Scott Andresen, Counsel, Arena Football League
A league?s perspective on the control of the marketing rights, protection of its marks, joint marketing efforts among the teams and prevention of unauthorized use of league and team marks.

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