Subjects:

Media and Entertainment Law

Contents:

Part
1. The Underlying Law

1. Commercial contracts

2. Copyright

3. Moral rights

4. Rights in performances

5. Trade marks

Part
2. Music: 6. Music business

7. Management agreements

8. Recording contracts

9. Music publishing

Part
3. Film and TV:

10. Pre-production

11. Content clearance

12. Finance and production

13. Distribution and exploitation

Part
4. Computer Games: 14. Overview

15. Commissioning

16. Distribution

17. Third parties

Appendices.

The entertainment industry has experienced rapid change over recent years. This thorough book helps you to keep pace with the various legislative advances in this area. It covers the underlying contractual and copyright issues that impact all aspects of entertainment law as well as analysing the areas of music, film and TV, and computer games in depth.

The book provides discussion of key developments including:

• mobile content
• personality rights
• moral rights.

Useful core documents, such as a model contract, and various sorts of agreements and precedents are included to offer a starting point for practitioners. Available within the book itself and on the accompanying CD-ROM, they are organised by specialist area to enable quick access and easy customisation.