LAW 740 - Entertainment & Media Law

Unit(s): 2

A study of legal and business issues which arise in the creation, distribution and sale of products and services in the music, radio, television, news media, publishing, theater, video game, and movie industries. Coverage includes components on sexual and violent content in entertainment and the law; privacy rights and defamation issues; celebrity rights; fair use; the implications of social media and other technological innovations on intellectual property rights in entertainment; artistic credit and control; and emerging issues in the creation and digital distribution of content. Prerequisite: Copyright Law, or Intellectual Property Survey

Prerequisite: concurrent LAW 714 with a minimum grade of D or concurrent LAW 797 with a minimum grade of D
Restriction: Class restrictions exclude Law 1st Yr. Full time, Law 1st Yr. Part Time and Law 1st Yr. Part Time Day; College restricted to School of Law
School of Law