There
really is no substantive area of law or study that can be identified
as "entertainment law." Nevertheless, there is indeed a
significant specialty in what is called "entertainment law."
Admittedly, these two statements sound contradictory, but they
really are not. When we think of a substantive legal topic we think
of a single area of law that has its own legislation, case
development and history. With entertainment law there is no single
area that can be defined as the core of entertainment law. One can be
practicing "entertainment law" and be dealing with copyright
issues, licensing, personal services contracts, rights
of publicity, trademarks
or any number of other substantive legal topics.
The commonality of these diverse issues centers in some way around
what is loosely defined as the "entertainment industry." An
entertainment lawyer may work with a movie studio, represent an
author, advise a garage band or established musician, assist museums
with reproduction and licensing issues, or in any number of other areas.
It is the goal of this page to provide some resources for those
interested in the broad general top of "Entertainment Law."
Over time this page will continue to grow, but if you have a
particular question please feel free to send
it to us by e-mail. We cannot answer every question
individually, but we use your questions to help us determine what
content needs to be added to the site. We also use these questions in
the IPWatchdog Newsletter.
What follows are some references and information.
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