Entertainment Law

2 credits · Law School

This course is an introduction to the practical responsibilities, functions, and business and creative concerns of attorneys providing services to the entertainment industry. In addition to exploring various relevant legal principles as they relate to entertainment industry issues and clients (e.g., copyright, trademark, and right of publicity), students will engage in contract negotiation, drafting, and analysis exercises. While the focus of the course is on transactional entertainment law matters, select litigation issues that affect the industry and clients will be touched on, along with industry trends and other timely topics. Primary areas covered are the motion picture, television, and music industries. Prerequisite/Corequisite: A substantive course in intellectual property (e.g., Intellectual Property Survey, Copyright Law, Trademark Law, etc.) is required, or experience with intellectual property law and/or experience with entertainment law issues may be substituted for prerequisites/corequisites at the professor's discretion. Due to an overlap in content, students who have already taken LAW 8061 Entertainment Industry Transactions: Negotiation and Drafting short course are not eligible to take this course. Enrollment limited. [2]