Entertainment Law: Legal Regulation of Industry Practices (INDL7316)
Learn to:
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Interpret and understand film actor agreements, liability waivers, music royalty arrangements, and contracts involving pay-or-play and most favored nations provisions
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Spot industry working environment issues like race and gender discrimination and sexual harassment and labor disputes
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Navigate regulation of sexual and violent content, with an emphasis on the law of censorship of obscenity and incitement
This course examines industry-specific approaches with an eye toward transactional practices and insulation from liability, as well as typical workplace and consumer issues. It further provides critical terminology, terms of art, and stakeholders. In addition, it uses cases to illustrate structural issues in hiring and treatment in the workplace, such as gender and race-based discrimination. Lastly, it identifies past, present, and potentially future disruptions to the industry, showing how artists, companies, and lawyers have adjusted (or plan to adjust).
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