To familiarize students with the legal terminology, principles, 
and rules affecting the entertainment industry.  In particular, 
students will learn how to apply intellectual property, 
contract, agency, antitrust, labor and employment, and tort law 
principles to various aspects of the entertainment business, 
and will understand the common legal issues that arise in the 
industry.

-  Introduction to entertainment law/general review of legal 
system
-  Intellectual property
o  Copyright law 
*  Requirements, ownership rights, fair use, and infringement
*  Copyright in a digital age (iTunes, illegal file sharing, 
etc.)
*  International enforcement issues
o  Patent law 
*  Requirements, ownership rights, and infringement
o  Trademark law 
*  Requirements and infringement
-  Tort law
o  Right of publicity
*  Basic principles and intersection with First Amendment rights
o  Defamation 
*  Principles applicable to public figures
-  Agency law
o  Duties of principals and agents
o  Issues in representing artists, actors, and athletes
-  Labor and employment law
o  Basic principles
o  Issues in film, television, and sports (screen actors guild, 
screen writers guild, players unions, etc.)
-  Antitrust law
o  Basic principles
o  Issues in professional sports (collaboration between league 
members), music (group licensing via ASCAP, etc.), television 
and film (block booking)
-  Contract/licensing law
o  Basic contract law and licensing principles
o  Licensing issues in music, film, and sports