Entertainment, Media, and the Law : Text, Cases and Problems

by Weiler, Paul C.

• ISBN13: 9780314252043
• ISBN10: 0314252045
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: West Academic

Summary

Thoughtfully edited cases to highlight the court's reasoning on the key points at issue make covering the material feasible in a one-term course. And to help readers appreciate the significance of the court decisions, over half the book consists of text that describes the evolution and current state of both the entertainment industry and the relevant legal doctrines. Provides lively accounts of how home video transformed the film industry when a last-minute switch in votes on the Supreme Court made copying TV shows for private consumption a legal "fair use," and how Hollywood unions solved the problem of artistic credits but were unable to counter the attack on the Hollywood Ten.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Table of Cases	xix
Prologue: Speech for Fun and Profit	1	(9)
PART ONE. LEGAL RESTRAINTS ON ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
Sex and Violence in Entertainment and the Law	10	(96)
Entertainment and the First Amendment	13	(19)
Entertaining Sex	32	(31)
Entertaining Violence	63	(25)
Self Regulation by the Entertainment Industry	88	(18)
Entertaining the Public With Individual Lives	106	(78)
Defamation	109	(13)
Infliction of Emotional Distress	122	(5)
Privacy: Intrusion on Solitude	127	(20)
Public Disclosure of Embarrassing Personal Facts	147	(11)
False Light Portrayals	158	(8)
Public Figures Under Defamation and Privacy Law	166	(18)
Celebrity Publicity Rights	184	(86)
Evolution and Nature of Publicity Rights	185	(12)
Publicity Rights and Entertainment Shows	197	(18)
Criminal Celebrities	215	(14)
Celebrity Publicity as a Marketing Vehicle	229	(27)
Who Owns Publicity and its Value	256	(14)
PART TWO. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ENTERTAINMENT ASSETS
Elements of Copyright Protection	270	(95)
Copyrightable Works	275	(16)
Infringement	291	(32)
Unprotectable Story Parts	323	(12)
Fair and Unfair Uses of Entertainment Works	335	(30)
Entertainment Innovations and Intellectual Property	365	(95)
Fair Use and Home Video	366	(19)
Fair Use on the Internet	385	(18)
Performance Rights in Songs	403	(9)
Digital Sampling and Imaging	412	(9)
Copyright Ownership	421	(13)
Copyright Licensing	434	(15)
Enforcing Copyright	449	(11)
Alternative Sources of Entertainment Property Rights	460	(98)
Artistic Credit	460	(14)
Moral Rights and Creator Control	474	(23)
Trademark Instead of Copyright	497	(32)
Contract Rights in Story Ideas	529	(29)
PART THREE. CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Contract Formation and Duration	558	(73)
Contract Formality: The Movie World	560	(21)
Definiteness	581	(7)
Consideration and Mutuality	588	(9)
Contract Parties: Minors	597	(7)
Duration	604	(16)
Bankruptcy	620	(11)
Entertainment Contract Obligations	631	(75)
Performer/Author Obligations	632	(23)
Studio-Publisher Obligations	655	(21)
Royalties and Profits	676	(30)
Entertainment Contract Remedies and Liabilities	706	(51)
Injunctive Enforcement of Personal Service Contracts	706	(21)
Damages for Contract Breach	727	(30)
Entertainer Representation and Regulation	757	(65)
State Regulation of Entertainer Representatives	765	(21)
Conflict of Interest in Entertainer Representation	786	(24)
Union Regulation of Entertainer Representation	810	(12)
PART FOUR. INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION, ECONOMIC POWER, AND LEGAL REGULATION IN THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD
Performer Organization	822	(88)
The Entertainer Labor Market	823	(7)
Labor Law in the Entertainment World	830	(9)
Labor Solidarity and Entertainment Hyphenates	839	(5)
Judicial Control of Entertainment Labor Power	844	(22)
Contingent Workers: Employees or Contractors	866	(12)
Performing Rights Societies	878	(5)
Antitrust Challenges to Performing Rights Societies	883	(27)
Entertainment Conglomerates Under Corporate and Antitrust Law	910	(79)
Paramount and Corporate Takeover Law	913	(12)
Antitrust Law Reshapes the Movie Business	925	(23)
Post-Paramount Motion Picture Practices	948	(17)
Movie Industry Integration Revisited	965	(24)
Entertainment in a New Telecommunications World	989	(74)
Financial Interest and Syndication Rules	995	(17)
Broadcast Speech, Cable Distribution, and ``Must Carry''	1012	(26)
Pursuing Diversity in the Broadcast Industry	1038	(21)
A New Spectrum for this New Millenium	1059	(4)
Epilogue: Entertainment in International Trade	1063	(16)
Index	1079