About this Event
OMPA & Miller Nash - LEGAL SERIES
Workshop 1 — Chain of Title
A practical, creator‑focused guide to building a clean, defensible chain of title—the foundation that determines who owns a project and whether it can be sold, licensed, distributed, or financed. We’ll cover the essentials: establishing ownership, securing underlying rights, and ensuring contributors properly grant the rights you need. Whether you’re producing film, TV, podcasts, video games, commercials, or online content, this workshop helps you spot chain‑of‑title gaps early and adopt sound, consistent housekeeping practices so ownership issues don’t derail distribution, financing, or release.
Chris Weathers is a business attorney focused on the sports, media, and entertainment industries, helping clients create, protect, and monetize content across a wide range of platforms. He advises major distributors, studios, production companies, independent creators, and emerging startups on all phases of content creation, including production finance, rights acquisition and development, production legal, and distribution. His experience spans film, television, podcasts, video games and esports, live and virtual events, publishing, music, and digital media, with projects that have premiered at Tribeca, appeared on major platforms, won Emmy Awards, and been shortlisted for the Oscars.
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
NETWORKING
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
CHAIN OF TITLE PRESENTATION
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Q&A and MORE Networking
Event venue & nearby stays
Miller Nash LLP, 1140 Southwest Washington Street, Portland, United States
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