Sum and Substance Audio Set on Entertainment Law

This audio lecture presents a lively overview of five important topics in entertainment law. It first summarizes intellectual property law, including the law of ideals, copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Second, it explains how credits and compensation are awarded in the film, television, and music industries. Third, it provides the listener with a synopsis of various contracts and clauses. Fourth, it analyzes representation issues, included cases addressing agents, managers, lawyers, and unions. Fifth, it discusses efforts to censor entertainment material and the various voluntary rating codes. The audio lecture references music clips to explain its points.