FILM 420 Entertainment Law
The fundamental principles of intellectual property including copyright and trademark law, as well as contract law in the entertainment industry will form the foundation of this course. The significance of these and other legal principles will be examined as part of our study of entertainment agreements and related legal documents. These will be explored as they apply to each phase of the filmmaking business - development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution. Students will be expected to acquire a basic understanding of how defamation and privacy laws, as well as doctrines related to labor and employment law, can influence the filmmaker's customary responsibilities. Lecture. Prerequisites: WRIT 113, First-Year Academic Writing; and LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design