Mondo.NYC Speaker
Christine Lepera
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Christine Lepera is a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, the Chair of the Music Litigation Practice Group and member of the firm's Governing Board. She focuses her practice on the entertainment and media industries as a litigator and strategic advisor and has represented many leading entertainers and entertainment/media companies. Her practice covers the landscape of entertainment/media disputes and issues, including claims of copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition, right of publicity/privacy violations, and industry contract and commercial disputes.
Mondo 2025 Panels
Software, Streaming, and Socials: A Year of Tech-Focused Legal Battles in the Music Industry
Friday, October 17, 2025, 11:10 AM
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.