The purpose was to explore some of the legal issues related to these emerging technologies. There appeared to be a high level of interest in this topic with 76 participants in attendance. Another definition of multimedia is that of a convergence between the publishing, entertainment and software industry.
Silicon Valley meets Hollywood.
The seminar opened with a demonstration of several leading-edge multimedia applications. This was followed by segments highlighting the key legal issues involved in the exploitation, production and distribution of multimedia applications including financing issues. Unlike traditional forms of software publishing, multimedia-based products typically include a large proportion of content produced by multiple third parties. It becomes very important to create a checklist of all possible proprietary elements in a work and then follow up with a due- diligence check to ensure that clearance is obtained for each item. One example is photographs.