Coming to the Monday, June 23, MCA Meeting...
ASK AN ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY (for FREE)!
The Legal Landscape for Media Professionals Just Got
More Treacherous with AI. Come And Get Your Questions
Answered About AI, Contracts, Copyright, Fair Use, and Other
Legal Issues Facing Filmmakers, Writers, Musicians, Actors,
Artists, Game Creators, and Other Media Pros.
AI has bulldozed through our business in the last year, creating havoc but also bringing new opportunities, cost-cutting measures, and creative impetus. There are legal pitfalls that all content creators need to be aware of and learn to avoid. At this meeting, you can learn how to navigate these legal issues.
No matter what you do in the industry, you need to keep abreast of the latest developments in Intellectual Property, including AI. Almost every year, we sponsor an "Ask An Entertainment Attorney" meeting. Because of the
proliferation of AI, this meeting could be the most important and timely meeting we've ever done on the topic. We hope you'll be able to come, so that you can get some top-notch legal insights for your upcoming projects.
And we've got some of the best entertainment lawyers in town to answer your questions.
-- For three decades, EMMETT McAULIFFE has helped St. Louis recording artists sign their first major label deals (such as J-Kwon, Huey, Sexyy Red, and LuSiD). As a full-service entertainment lawyer (film, books, and all forms of art and fashion), he guides clients along as they creatively express themselves. He is also chair of his firm's intellectual property practice group, filing thousands of trademarks, and has a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court to his credit!
Honors and awards include: "Best in Intellectual Property Attorneys," by St. Louis Small Business Monthly (2025),
"St. Louis Magazine" Top Lawyers (2024), Best in Entertainment Law from Best Lawyers (2025), "Gold Record" from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), teaching Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law at Saint Louis University and Handong International law schools, being appointed to the Missouri Arts Council and the Missouri Cultural Trust, election to the board of SAG-AFTRA, and an award for sports writing from the Fansided Network. Emmett can be reached at
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@McLff on X.
-- BENJAMIN J. SIDERS serves as Practice Group Leader for the Intellectual Property Group at LewisRice in St. Louis.
Ben practices in intellectual property and technology licensing and compliance, with a focus on helping small businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups develop and protect their IP assets, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights. He also assists clients with licensing their technology as well as licensing third party technologies. A former software engineer himself, Ben puts his development background to work by providing cost-effective representation to software and computer technology companies.
Ben enjoys a niche practice working with video and board game clients, and has worked on a variety of gaming products,
including fantasy sports, board games, mobile device games, and publishing services. Ben is also a co-author of the American Bar Association's "Legal Guide to Video Game Development" and has published an article on board games in the American Bar Association's "Landslide" journal on IP law. He holds a patent on a geogaming technology for creating "parallel reality" games.
Ben was selected for inclusion in "Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars," 2014-19.
TIME & DATE: Monday, June 23, 6:00 PM (for networking); 6:30 for meeting. Please note: This is a half-hour earlier than our usual start times to accommodate the library's hours.
PLACE: University City Public Library, main auditorium, 6701 Delmar Blvd. (on the western end of the Loop at Delmar and Kingsland, by the U. City City Hall). There is plenty of free parking in the parking lot behind the library.
COST: FREE! Including FREE pizza, snacks, and refreshments.
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