Media Law Resource Center

in cooperation with

University of Miami
School of Communication and School of Law

March 9, 2015 | University of Miami

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Free parking is available on March 9 in Lot 209 between Pisano Ave and Brunson Drive. But you must display a UM Parking Pass printed in color.  A parking pass will be emailed to delegates -- and a limited number will be available at registration.

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Legal Issues Concerning
Hispanic and Latin American Media

The Conference will provide lawyers from North America and Latin America a unique opportunity to meet and educate one another on the issues that arise in cross-border content creation, newsgathering and distribution.

Schedule

9:15 - 10:00     Registration / Coffee and Breakfast on the Terrace

10:00 - 10:40    Morning Speaker: Fernando del Rincon,  CNN en Español

10:45 - 12:00   National Security and Justice for Journalists in Latin America

Moderator: Charles D. Tobin, Holland & Knight LLP.  With: Cyntha Hudson,senior vice president and general manager of CNN en Español; Katitza Rodriguez, International Rights Director EFF; Francisco J. de Zavalía, Suaya, Memelsdorff y Asoc.; others TBD

12:00 - 1:00      Lunch on the Terrace

1:00 - 2:00        After Lunch Speaker: José Diaz-Balart, Anchor, Noticiero Telemundo and Host, MSNBC's The Daily Rundown

2:00 - 3:30    Cross Border Copyright, Licensing and Distribution

Moderators: 

Jose Sariego
Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Telemundo

André Schivartche
Schivartche Advogados, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Interactive discussion on practical issues for content creators when distributing content cross borders.

3:30 - 4:00   Dessert Break on the Terrace

4:00 - 5:30   Cross Border Libel, Privacy and Newsgathering Issues

Moderators:

Eduardo Bertoni
CELE Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gary Bostwick
Bostwick Law, Los Angeles

Interactive discussion on pre and post-publication issues surrounding gathering and publishing news and information, liability for online intermediaries, and the 'right to be forgotten' in Latin America.

5:30 - 6:30    Reception in the Breezeway
Sponsored by The McClatchy Company Foundation and Miami Herald

Francisco J. de Zavalía, Suaya, Memelsdorff y Asoc;

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