Amy is a frequent speaker at entertainment industry events, providing guidance to
lawyers, creative professionals, and arts organizations.
Select presentation topics include:
- copyright and trademark issues for recording artists;
- production contracts for independent filmmakers;
- morals clauses in the entertainment industry;
- music law 101;
- legal issues surrounding recording & distributing live concert footage;
- how to become an entertainment lawyer;
- licensing music for film/tv;
- nuts and bolts of registering copyrights online;
- licensing issues in video game law;
- tips for attorneys advising music and film clients;
- clearance issues in music television production;
- advising entertainment clients on copyright matters;
- how to set up a niche law practice; and
- technology products for your modern entertainment law office
Amy has been an invited speaker for the following:
- American Bar Association (Media & Communication; Forum on Entertainment)
- Art Institute of Austin
- Austin Bar Association’s Entertainment & Sports Law Section
- Austin Film Society
- Austin Music Foundation
- City of Austin/Artist INC
- The Copyright Society of the USA
- Creatives Meet Business
- Dallas Bar Association’s Sports & Entertainment Law Section
- Entertainment Law Institute (annual two-day CLE sponsored by TESLAW)
- Entertainment Law Institute 101 (bootcamp)
- IC2 Institute
- KAZI Austin community radio
- St. Mary's School of Law
- SXSW Film Conference
- SXSW Music Conference
- Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
- Texas Music Office
- Texas Opportunity & Justice Incubator (TOJI)
- Texas Review of Entertainment & Sport Law
- University of Texas School of Law
- University of Texas at Austin College of Communication
- UT’s Minority Women Pursuing Law
- UT Law’s Law Students for the Arts