Understanding The Business of Entertainment : The Legal and Business Essentials All Filmmakers Should Know / Gregory Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Gregory, 1955- author.

Series:

American Film Market Presents

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Law and legislation--United States.

Local Subjects:

Motion picture industry--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Legal and business essentials all filmmakers should know

Place of Publication:

New York : Focal Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Understanding the Business of Entertainment: The Legal and Business Essentials All Filmmakers Should Know is an indispensable guide to the business aspects of the entertainment industry, providing the legal expertise you need to break in and to succeed. Written in a clear and engaging tone, this book covers the essential topics in a thorough but reader-friendly manner and includes plenty of real-world examples that bring business and legal concepts to life. Whether you want to direct, produce, write, edit, photograph or act in movies, this book covers how to find work in your chosen field and

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SECTION 1 Law and Entertainment""; ""Chapter 1 Copyright Law""; ""Introduction ""; ""In the Beginning ""; ""What Works Qualify for Copyright Protection? ""; ""What Can�t Be Copyrighted? ""; ""When Does Copyright Ownership Begin, and What Do You Have to Do to Secure Copyright Ownership?""

""What Specific Rights Do Copyright Owners Receive? """"Joint Works ""; ""Work for Hire ""; ""How Long Does Copyright Last? ""; ""Copyright Infringement ""; ""Fair Use ""; ""Chapter 2 Music Copyright""; ""Introduction ""; ""Music and Copyright Law ""; ""Music Publishing ""; ""Licenses ""; ""Chapter 3 Copyright and Piracy""

""Introduction """"The Betamax Case ""; ""Napster and Grokster ""; ""YouTube and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ""; ""Morality and Digital Piracy ""; ""Chapter 4 International Copyright""; ""The Berne Convention ""; ""Moral Rights ""; ""Chapter 5 First Amendment Law""; ""Introduction ""; ""Entertainment and “Speech� ""

""Obscenity """"Indecent Speech ""; ""The Internet and Indecent Speech ""; ""Violence in Entertainment ""; ""Voluntary Censorship ""; ""Libel and Slander ""; ""Invasion of Privacy ""; ""Defamation and Invasion of Privacy: Life Rights Agreements ""; ""SECTION 2 Entertainment Companies: Growth and Power""

""Chapter 6 The FCC and Government Regulation of the Media""""Introduction ""; ""Vertical and Horizontal Integration ""; ""The FCC: Basics ""; ""The Right to Broadcast ""; ""FCC Media Ownership Rules: 1934�1980 ""; ""Film Regulation: 1934�1980 ""; ""TV and Film Regulation Since 1980 ""; ""Regulation: Where We Are Today ""

""Chapter 7 Media Growth and Ownership""

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ISBN:

9781317680505

1317680502

9781315773131

1315773139

9781138775794

1138775797

OCLC:

910446041