Entertainment Law



Entertainment law is a mixture of labor law, employment law, contracts, intellectual property, litigation, and other legal disciplines as they relate to the entertainment industry. The visual arts, radio, television, film, music, publishing, and theatre are some of the activities that make up entertainment industry. Each activity has its own rules, customs, case law, and trade unions, which can affect routine legal practice, such as drafting contracts, as well as negotiation and litigation strategy. Please read on to find an entertainment lawyer or to learn more entertainment law.

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Entertainment Law Articles
-  Copyrights
-  Licensing Agreements
-  Protecting Intellectual Property
State Specific Resources
-  State Business Information Websites-  State Codes and Statutes Websites
-  State Labor & Industries Websites
 
Entertainment Law FAQs
-  Copyright FAQ
 
Lawyers.comsm Virtual Community
Legal Forums
-  Entertainment
 
Chats
-  Chat Listing
 
Hiring an Intellectual Property Lawyer
-  Intellectual Property: Selecting a Good Lawyer
-  Preparing to Meet An Intellectual Property Lawyer
-  Intellectual Property: Meeting with a Lawyer
 
Related Topics on Lawyers.comsm
-  Business Law
-  Contracts
-  Labor & Employment
 

Ask a Lawyer - Entertainment Law questions answered by leading lawyers
Can a nonprofit show a movie without charge at a library and not break copyright laws?
I am a board member of a League of Women Voters group and we want to show "Iron Jawed Angels" at libraries and public forums without charge but I can''t get HBO to answer my question about using it and we want to be sure not to break copyright laws. I have e-mailed, written letters and called without response. Can we just show the film and have discussion without written consent?
Is there such a thing as Pay for Play and can a person be bound by a verbal offer / request for a co
Hi there, Im a artist manager from America doing a managers contract with a S African artist whos
Im an American citizien shes S African citizen I work some times in the UK,Her legal wants the Mangers Contract under S Africa law or English.Should this be under American law?
I hired a promoter to promote my plays. He did not promote the entirely. He claims he did eblasts an
What can I do? He did not give me receipts. He claimed that some of my castmembers left in the middle of the rehearsals and claimed he did his job. All I wanted him to do is the promote my play. I paid him in advance. I contact the police and was advised to go to small claim court. Small claims court wants a legal contral. I went to BBB and State Attorney, and they are reviewing my case through emails from him and me. They seem to believe this promoter. The promoter said that he eblasts his members. He has a thousand members or so. In fact I am a member. I talked to a couple members of the promoters group and they said they didn''t know about my play. They never received any emails. What the promoter did, sent me an blast about my play and claimed that he send eblasts out Also the promoter referred me to someone who is associated with Fox 5 television and he also took my money claiming he will do a commercial for me. . All I have are cancelled checks and receipts. Please help
I am a musician. I perform in public. Can someone take a photo of me and then sell that photo for pr
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Entertainment Law Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Missouri Lawyers - Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau
 -  Stearns County Attorney - Kelm & Reuter, P.A.
 -  Maui County Law - Tateishi & Pascual, Attorneys A Law Corporation
 -  Kern County Lawsuit - Law Office Of Benjamin R. Greene And Associates