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Entertainment Law, Cases and Materials on Established and Emerging Media

4th Edition
Sherri L. Burr
ISBN: 9798892093125
Subject: Entertainment Law
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 935
Copyright: 2025 | Status: In Stock
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Entertainment Law: Cases and Materials on Established and Emerging Media, Fourth Edition begins with an introductory chapter on Taylor Swift and Tupac Shakur's contributions to entertainment law. Both musicians are award-winning global icons whose names appear in several legal cases. This updated book also contains cases, unique interviews with celebrities and other materials that educates its readers about the complex entertainment business. To capture first-hand knowledge of the entertainment business, the author has interviewed widely throughout the world. The celebrities featured in this book include Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy winners, as well as best-selling authors. Additional chapters focus on the globalization of the entertainment industry and explains how mastering U.S. entertainment law helps qualify lawyers to work abroad, and the legal concepts of intellectual property, representation, contracts, compensation, first amendment, and defamation. The book addresses AI and Covid 19 challenges to the entertainment industry.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 10/10/2024

Sherri L. Burr, University of New Mexico School of Law

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  • Introductory Chapter on Taylor Swift and Tupac Shakur
  • Section on AI challenges to the entertainment industry
  • Section on Covid 19 challenges to the entertainment industry
  • Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith
  • Daniels v. Walt Disney
  • Drabinsky v. Artist Equity Association
  • Flaa v. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  • Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
  • Towns v. Directors Guild of America
  • VFLA Eventco v. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment

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