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ENTERTAINMENT LAW EXTERNSHIP (EXTN9180)
2 credits
Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA in Intellectual Property courses and
Minimum Cumulative 2.6 GPA; Entertainment Law or Intellectual
Property or Copyright or Law in the Music Industry. Industry
experience may be considered in lieu of course prerequisites.
The Entertainment Law Externship Program places students at
either the Offices of Legal & Business Affairs at Broadcast
Music, Inc. (BMI) at Warner Brothers Music, Sony-BMG Music, and
Universal Music Group. All companies are located in New York
City. Students are responsible for legal research and the
preparation of memoranda regarding various performing rights in
music publishing, contractual rights in the recording industry
and entertainment litigation legal issues.
Each externship (Fall, Spring or Summer) requires a total of
150 hours. Externships require students to attend 6 hours of
classroom instruction, and to submit to the faculty director a
written product evidencing legal analysis of approximately 20
pages in addition to a 10 page reflection paper.
These externships are currently limited to three to five
students per semester. A resume, cover letter, and unofficial
transcript must be submitted to Stephanie Kauflin in the Office
of Career Services, Room 470, no later than July 1st for the
Fall semester, November 1st for the Spring semester, and March
1st for the Summer session.
Note: It is possible that other entertainment organizations
may be approved through Professor Brenda Saunders, in accordance
with the faculty policy allowing externships for a specific
category of entertainment companies. Students seeking approval
for other companies must provide Professor Brenda Saunders and
Stephanie Kauflin in the Office of Career Services with such a
proposal through the application process and deadlines listed
above.
This externship is graded on a Pass/D/Fail basis.
NOTE: Four credit maximum for all externships. |
