Mondo.NYC 2025 CLE Music & Tech Law Symposium

Friday, October 17, 2025, 8am-5pm

Overview & Agenda

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Mondo’s 9th annual CLE program hosts top music lawyers and thought leaders for an all-day entertainment law seminar addressing some of the biggest legal and regulatory developments affecting the music industry, including recent court decisions and key policy matters focusing on AI, IP valuations and acquisitions, streaming, reputational risk & defamation, streaming, public performance, terminations, ethics and more.

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All Mondo attendees are invited to attend CLE panels on Friday, October 17. For CLE credit, a Continuing Legal Education single-day or Mondo combo registration is required.​​​​​

 

​​​Beyond Catalogs: Navigating the Broader World of Music Acquisitions

The music acquisitions landscape has changed as increasing numbers of investors look beyond traditional “core” catalog assets and focus on areas where there is less competition, a wealth of untapped opportunities, and more advantageous pricing.  The include targets such as management companies, YouTube income streams, film/TV/video game music, sub-$10 million transactions, and more.  This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities in these deals.​

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Where are we now? Generative AI, Music and an Emerging Deal Ecosystem

The generative AI boom continues, and its use in the music industry has only gotten more pervasive and sophisticated since ChatGPT first came on the scene to signal the advent of this new technology. AI music generation companies are starting up and evolving; music rights owners are exploring new ways to monetize their content in this environment, including licensing music for AI training; music distributors are leveraging GenAI tools and models to enhance their services; investors are grappling with how generative AI is impacting catalog acquisition and valuation; and artists are seeking to leverage their brands and unique styles to create custom AI products for fans and downstream creators alike. This panel will explore the current commercial landscape of generative AI and the music industry, what deals are being made, what are the pain points, what practices and technologies are emerging to aid in monitoring and maintaining the current deals, and what are the legal hurdles and policies impacting the deal market.

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Mic Drops & Lawsuits: Defamation in the Music Industry

This panel examines defamation in the music industry.  Topics include savage diss tracks, artists clapping back at influencers, the negative portrayal of artists in film and television, as well as accusations of sexual misconduct — and what music lawyers need to know when their client's reputation is on the line.

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Software, Streaming, and Socials: A Year of Tech-Focused Legal Battles in the Music Industry

The litigation landscape in the music industry has taken a tech-heavy turn. We’ve seen legal battles erupt over generative AI platforms’ use of musical compositions, song lyrics, and sound recordings in their models; we’ve seen fights break out between streaming giant Spotify and both the MLC and NMPA over “bundling” and music in podcasts, respectively; and we’ve seen rapper Quavo get hit with a lawsuit for using a sculpture as a backdrop in social media teaser posts. These topics and more will populate an informative and entertaining hour of discussion among an esteemed panel to help you understand what’s happening inside courtrooms around the country and how to keep yourself and your clients outside the judge’s chambers.

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Going Direct? Pros, Cons and Pitfalls in Collecting Public Performance Income

Once upon a time, collecting public performance income seemed easy. You chose a PRO and GO. These days options abound for optimization. Should you split your territories between US PROs and foreign?  What is the cost of a time lag? What are the fees each PRO/CMO is taking in each territory? Are they collecting ALL of the money. What is going into the black box? What isn’t? What are the local tariffs for live performances oversees? How do you verify that the amounts you are receiving are indeed the right amount? This panel will dig into to the economics of public performance for masters and publishing and give you tips and tricks to optimize collections.​

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Cancel-Proof Catalogs? Managing Reputation Risk in a Hyper-Aware Market​

Reputation risk is one of the most difficult areas to manage in music investments, but the effects can be devastating. Unlike other risks (like chain-of-title), there are often limited ways to conduct due diligence around a seller’s reputation, which leaves investors with difficult choices about managing this risk while maintaining a positive relationship with the seller. This panel will discuss how reputation risk can be investigated, and recourse can be managed through contract language, insurance, and other means of damage control.​​​​

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Reclaiming Rights: Today’s Terminations Landscape

In this panel, we will discuss the current landscape surrounding music copyright terminations originating in the US.

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Important Information:

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• Registration fees:​

  • $399.00 Continuing Legal Education Early Bird Rate (Day of Event Fee: $549.00)

  • $549.00 Continuing Legal Education & Mondo Four Day All Access Combo Early Bird Rate (Day of Event Fee: $899.00) 

  • $299.00 Single Day Registration Early Bird Rate -- Friday ONLY (conference program admission only, NO CLE CREDIT) (Day of Event Fee: $449.00)

• Fee includes:

  • Admission to the Music & Tech Law Symposium on Friday, October 17, 2025 + admission to Mondo.NYC conference events October 17 

  • NY, CA or PA MCLE credits pending (other than for single day badges)

  • Written course materials

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​CLE 2025 credentials and course materials shall be emailed to all CLE registrants in advance of the seminar.​

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CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITS PENDING:

• New York: Total possible credits: 7.0 NY CLE credits (6.0 Professional Practice credits plus 1.0 Ethics and Professionalism credit for attending the 9am session)

• California: Total possible credits: 6.25 CA MCLE credits (5.5 CA General credits plus 0.75 Legal Ethics credit for attending the 9am session) — CA rounds down to the nearest quarter hour

• Pennsylvania: Total possible credits: 6.0 PA CLE credits (5.5 PA general credits plus 0.5 ethics credit for 9am sessions) — PA rounds down to the nearest half hour.

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New York, California and Pennsylvania certificates of attendance will be provided.  A Uniform Certificate of Attendance will be provided for all other jurisdictions, which attendees may submit to their respective state bar associations for CLE review.

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DISCOUNTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

Financial assistance to attend this program may be available. Attorneys who require financial assistance may apply in writing, no later than September 20, 2025, explaining the basis of need, and, if approved, may be offered a discount or scholarship, depending on the circumstances. For more details, please contact joanne@mondo.nyc.

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