There is a need for entertainment law in South Carolina!
For the first time ever, the S.C. Bar is presenting a seminar focused on entertainment law in South Carolina. Hollywood has chosen S.C. as the location for great films such as Forrest Gump, The Big Chill, The Notebook and The Patriot. Award winning and legendary musicians from S.C. have changed music and popular culture including James Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Chubby Checker, Peabo Bryson, Nick Ashford, Teddy Pendergrass, Josh Turner, Bill Anderson, Edwin McCain, Duncan Sheik, Rob Thomas, Darius Rucker and Hootie & the Blowfish, The Marshall Tucker Band and Eartha Kitt. South Carolina has also bred the best of the best on the athletic fields and golf courses.
But behind the glitz and glamour of music, television and sports glory, lies an industry filled with tough negotiations, odd laws, tax incentives and trends that do not make sense to industry outsiders.
Join us Thursday, October 25th at the Harbour Club in Charleston as we explore the entertainment industry in South Carolina. From sports managers and agents to Grammy award winning musicians and songwriters to band managers who have managed the “A Level” artists, to industry lawyers from Los Angeles and Nashville. Invest your day into gaining a better understanding of corporate laws that pertain to entertainment and sports, trademarks, royalties, publishing, copyrights, managing athletes and “rock stars.”
Program Agenda
8:20 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Joseph C. “Joe” Good III
Joseph C. Good III PA, Charleston
8:30 a.m. Show Me the Money: Film Incentives
Tom Clark
S.C. Film and TV Commission, Columbia
9:15 a.m. The Unforgiven: Copyrights, Trademarks and Protecting yourself in the Business
Edward T. Fenno
Fenno Law Firm, Charleston
9:45 a.m. The Paper Chase: Business contracts, LLC's, Corporations and Partnerships in the Entertainment Business
Philip G. Waggoner
Craver & Current PA, Charleston
Edward T. Fenno
Fenno Law Firm, Charleston
10:15 a.m. Morning Break
10:30 a.m. The Wild Wild West: Recording and Publishing Agreements
Shawna R. Hilleary
Hilleary Law, Franklin, TN
Richard N. “Gus” Gusler
Law Offices of Richard N. Gusler
E. Warren Moise
Grimball & Cabaniss, LLC, Charleston
11:30 a.m. Lunch (provided)
12:15p.m. Entertainment and Ethical Pitfalls
Joseph “Joe” Good III
Richard N. “Gus” Gusler
Shawna R. Hilleary
12:45 p.m. The Color of Money: Managing Rock Stars
Josh Terry
Aware Records & A Squared Management, Nashville, TN
Jerrod Wilkins
Gold Mountain Entertainment, Charleston
Mark Bryan
Guitarist, Hootie & The Blowfish, Charleston
1:45 p.m. Afternoon Break
2:00 p.m. Risky Business: Sports Legal Matters
Joseph M. McCulloch Jr.
Law Offices of Joseph M. McCulloch Jr., Columbia
3:00 p.m. Money Ball: Managing Athletes
Paul Graham
Empire Sports, Awendaw
3:45 p.m. Wrap Up
Joseph C. “Joe” Joe Good III
4:00 p.m. Adjourn