Law and business of the entertainment industries /
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Edition: | 4th ed. |
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Imprint: | Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001. |
Description: | xviii, 842 p. ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Performing arts -- Law and legislation -- United States. Entertainers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. Artists' contracts -- United States. Artists' contracts. Entertainers -- Legal status, laws, etc. Performing arts -- Law and legislation. United States. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4515935 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Global Overview
- Standards Governing Preliminary Injunctions, Motions for Summary Judgment, and Attachments
- Part 1.
- Chapter 1. Representing Talent
- 1.1. Introduction: A Business of Intermediaries
- 1.2. Attorneys
- 1.2.1. Ethical Considerations
- 1.2.1.1. Percentage Fees
- 1.2.1.2. Multiple Client Representation
- 1.2.1.3. Participation in Business Deals with Clients
- Croce v. Kurnit
- McCauley Music Ltd. v. Solomon
- 1.2.2. Additional Hazards for Counsel
- 1.3. Agents and Managers
- 1.3.1. Union Regulation of Agents
- 1.3.2. State Regulation of Agents
- 1.3.2.1. New York General Business Law
- Pine v. Laine
- Mandel v. Leibman
- 1.3.2.2. California Labor Code
- Buchwald v. Superior Court of San Francisco
- Pryor v. Franklin
- Barr v. Rothberg
- Park v. Deftones
- Chinn v. Tobin
- 1.4. Business Managers
- ABKCO Music, Inc. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.
- Chapter 2. Talent Contracts
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Contracts with Minors
- 2.2.1. California Provisions on Minors
- 2.2.2. New York Provisions on Minors
- N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law [section]35.03
- Scott Eden Management v. Andrew Kavovit
- 2.3. Contract Duration
- 2.3.1. The California Seven-Year Statute
- Labor Code [section]2855
- De Haviland v. Warner Brothers Pictures
- Ketcham v. Hall Syndicate, Inc.
- 2.3.2. Statutory Termination Rights in California
- Goudal v. Cecil B. De Mille Pictures Corp.
- Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. v. Bumgarner
- 2.4. Contract Formality: Availability of Injunctive Relief
- 2.4.1. The New York Experience
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Scheider
- 2.4.2. California Injunction Statutes
- Civil Code [section]3390
- Civil Code [section]3423
- The Newly Revised California Injunction Statute
- MCA Records, Inc. v. Newton-John
- Motown Record Corporation v. Brockert
- 2.5. Credit Issues
- 2.5.1. By Contract
- Cleary v. News Corp.
- Gold Leaf Group, Ltd. v. Stigwood Group, Ltd.
- Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc. v. Sanders
- 2.5.2. By Statute/Common Law
- 2.5.2.1. Right to Claim Credit
- Vargas v. Esquire, Inc.
- Smith v. Montoro
- Lamothe v. Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Cleary v. News Corp.
- Artists Visual Rights Act of 1990
- 2.5.2.2. Right to Disclaim Credit
- Shostakovich v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
- Follett v. Arbor House Publishing Co., Inc.
- King v. Innovation Books
- Artists Visual Rights Act of 1990
- Chapter 3. Acquisition of Rights: Rights of Personality and Identity
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Personal Rights: Defamation
- 3.2.1. In General
- 3.2.2. Fact versus Opinion
- 3.2.3. Falsity
- Clark v. American Broadcasting Companies
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.
- 3.2.4. Of and Concerning
- Springer v. Viking Press
- Bindrim v. Mitchell
- 3.2.5. Damage to Reputation
- 3.2.6. Defensive Aspects
- 3.2.6.1. Prior Restraint
- 3.2.6.2. Public Officials/Public Figures
- 3.2.6.3. Burden of Proof
- 3.2.6.4. Judicial Resistance Toward Alternative Remedies
- 3.3. Personal Rights: Privacy
- 3.3.1. Introduction: Common Law
- 3.3.1.1. The First Cases: Roberson and Pavesich
- Pavesich v. New England Life Insurance Co.
- 3.3.1.2. False Light
- 3.3.1.3. Disclosure of Embarrassing Private Facts
- Diaz v. Oakland Tribune, Inc.
- 3.3.2. Statutory Protection
- NY Civil Rights Law [sections]50-51
- Spahn v. Julian Messner, Inc.
- 3.3.3. Defensive Aspects
- Lerman v. Flynt Distributing Co.
- Bernstein v. National Broadcasting Company
- 3.4. Personal Rights: Publicity
- 3.4.1. At Common Law
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
- 3.4.2. Statutory Recognition
- California Civil Code [section]3344
- 3.4.2.1. Other Statutory Enactments on Right of Publicity
- Tenn. Code. Ann. Ch. 945, [sections]47-25-1101 and 1108
- Ky. Rev. Stat., Ch. 391
- Fla. Stat. Ann. Sec. 540-08
- Indiana Statutes, Title 32, Art. 13, Ch. 1
- 3.4.3. Additional Recognition of the Right at Common Law
- Motschenbacher v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
- Midler v. Ford Motor Company
- Waits v. Frito-Lay
- White v. Samsung Electronics America
- 3.4.4. Post-Mortem Availability
- 3.4.4.1. At Common Law
- 3.4.4.2. Under Statute
- California Civil Code [section]3344.1
- 3.4.4.3. Conflicts Problems
- 3.4.5. Defensive Aspects
- 3.4.5.1. Public Figures/Newsworthiness
- New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing
- 3.4.5.2. Advertising and Promotion
- Namath v. Sports Illustrated
- Montana v. San Jose Mercury News
- 3.5. Personal Rights: The Lanham Act and Other Federal Legislation
- 3.5.1. Introduction: A National Remedy
- 15 U.S.C. St. 1125
- 3.5.2. Use of Section 43(a) by Celebrities and Entities
- Allen v. National Video, Inc.
- 3.5.3. Defensive Matters
- Rogers v. Grimaldi
- Pump, Inc. v. Collins Management
- Chapter 4. Acquisition of Rights: Ideas and Other Property
- 4.1. Ideas
- 4.1.1. Copyright Law: Idea versus Expression
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp.
- Zambito v. Paramount Pictures
- Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Film Ventures International, Inc.
- 4.1.2. Idea Submissions
- 4.1.2.1. Implied Contract
- Desny v. Wilder
- 4.1.2.2. Confidential Relationship
- Blaustein v. Burton
- Murray v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
- 4.2. Negotiated Acquisitions
- 4.2.1. The Scope of Acquired Rights: By Contract
- Landon v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.
- Rey v. Lafferty
- 4.2.2. The Scope of Acquired Rights: Legally Imposed Limitations
- Copyright Act of 1976, [section]115(a)(1)
- Recording Industry Ass'n of America v. Copyright Royalty Tribunal
- Copyright Act of 1976, [section]203
- Copyright Act of 1976, [section]304(c)
- Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.
- Stewart v. Abend
- Chapter 5. Contract Performance, Exploitation Obligations, and Limitations on Exploitation
- 5.1. Delivery Standards
- Random House, Inc. v. Gold
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. v. Goldwater
- Doubleday and Company, Inc. v. Curtis
- 5.2. Exploitation Obligations
- 5.2.1. The Company as (Non)Fiduciary
- Rodgers v. Roulette Records, Inc.
- Mellencamp v. Riva Music Ltd.
- 5.2.2. The Obligation to Exploit
- Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
- Zilg v. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- Third Story Music v. Waits
- 5.3. Limits on Exploitation
- 5.3.1. Creative Control
- Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- 5.3.1.1. The Cimino and Beatty Arbitrations
- 5.3.2. Mutilation
- Gilliam v. American Broadcasting Companies
- Chesler v. Avon Book Division
- Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. v. New American Library
- 5.3.3. Censorship and Regulation of Content and Attendance
- Skyywalker Records Inc. v. Navarro
- Cinevision v. City of Burbank
- 5.3.4. Private Actions Against Creators and Distributors
- Olivia N. v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
- Byers v. Edmondson
- Chapter 6. Remedies
- 6.1. Self-Help
- Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc. v. Lilienthal
- 6.2. Rescission
- Nolan v. Williamson Music, Inc.
- Nolan v. Sam Fox Publishing Company, Inc.
- Peterson v. Highland Music, Inc.
- 6.3. Injunction
- Machen v. Johansson
- Vanguard Recording Society, Inc. v. Kweskin
- American Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Wolf
- 6.4. Damages
- Freund v. Washington Square Press, Inc.
- 6.5. Contracts of Adhesion/Unconscionability: The Buchwald Case and After
- Art Buchwald v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
- Batfilm Productions, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Inc.
- 6.6. The U.K. "Restraint of Trade" Cases
- 6.6.1. The Earlier Cases
- A. Schroeder Music Publishing Co. v. Macaulay
- Elton Hercules John v. Richard Leon James
- 6.6.2. The George Michael Case
- Georgios Panayiotou v. Sony Music Entertainment (U.K.) Limited
- 6.7. Bankruptcy
- 6.7.1. The Availability of Bankruptcy Protection
- In the Matter of Noonan
- In re Carrere
- 6.7.2. The Consequences of Bankruptcy
- Waldschmidt v. CBS, Inc.
- 6.7.3. Protective Registration
- In re Peregrine Entertainment, Ltd.
- 6.8. Arbitration
- Part 2.
- Chapter 7. Literary Publishing
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. The Business of Literary Publishing
- 7.3. The Scope of Literary Publishing Contracts
- 7.3.1. Paperback Licensing
- 7.3.2. Foreign Licensing
- 7.3.3. Merchandise Licensing
- 7.3.4. Motion Picture/Television Licensing
- 7.3.5. Other Media Licensing
- 7.3.6. Author-Literary Agent
- 7.4. Publisher-Author Contract in Detail
- 7.4.1. Rights Granted and Assigned
- 7.4.2. Delivery of Satisfactory Manuscript
- 7.4.3. Noncompete Clause
- 7.4.4. Publication
- 7.4.5. Copyright
- 7.4.6. Royalties and Other Payments
- 7.4.7. Warranties and Indemnities
- 7.4.8. Future Revisions
- 7.4.9. Option for Next Work
- 7.4.10. Other Provisions
- 7.5. The Impact of Custom and Usage
- Stein and Day, Incorporated v. Morgan
- Tasini v. The New York Times Company, Inc.
- 7.6. The "Next Book" Option
- Pinnacle Books, Inc. v. Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd.
- Chapter 8. Music Publishing
- 8.1. An Overview of the Music Publishing Industry
- 8.2. Sources of Revenue
- 8.2.1. Small Performance Fees
- 8.2.2. Co-publishing Agreements
- 8.3. Principal Types of Agreements
- 8.3.1. Songwriter Agreement
- 8.3.2. Administration Agreement
- 8.3.3. Collection Agreement
- 8.3.4. Foreign Subpublishing Agreement
- 8.4. Negotiation of a Co-publishing Agreement
- 8.5. Computation of Foreign Income ("Receipts" versus "At the Source")
- 8.6. Typical Requirements and Controls
- 8.6.1. Administrative and Creative Controls
- 8.6.2. The Publisher's Obligations
- 8.6.2.1. The Obligation to Exploit
- 8.6.2.2. The Obligation to Account and Pay
- In re Waterson, Berlin and Snyder Co.
- 8.7. Performing Rights
- 8.7.1. Blanket Licensing
- Buffalo Broadcasting Co. v. ASCAP
- 8.7.2. Split Licensing
- U.S. v. ASCAP, In re Fox Broadcasting Co.
- 8.8. Sampling
- Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
- Chapter 9. Sound Recordings
- 9.1. Development of the Industry
- 9.2. Contracts in the Record Industry
- 9.2.1. Artist Recording Agreement
- Recording Artist Royalty Calculations: Why Gold Records Don't Always Yield Fortunes (Second Edition)
- 9.2.2. Producer Agreement
- 9.2.3. Mechanical License
- 9.2.4. Film/TV Master Use License
- 9.2.5. Master Purchase Agreement
- 9.2.6. Custom Label Agreement; Pressing and Distribution Agreement
- 9.2.7. Special Products Agreements
- 9.3. Record Label Breach
- Phillips v. Playboy Music, Inc.
- 9.4. Contract Term: The Label Option
- Using Option Clauses in Record Deals
- 9.5. Signing Multiple Group Members to a Single Recording Contract
- Forrest R.B. Enterprises, Inc. v. Capricorn Records, Inc.
- 9.6. Interference with Contract and Inducement to Breach
- Roulette Records, Inc. v. Princess Production Corp.
- Bonner v. Westbound Records
- Westbound Records, Inc. v. Phonogram, Inc.
- 9.7. Ownership and Protection of Performers' Names
- Chapter 10. Films
- 10.1. The Changing Scene in the Motion Picture Industry
- 10.2. Producing Films
- 10.2.1. The Evolution of the Studio Model
- 10.2.2. Producing Films: The Studio Model
- 10.2.2.1. Acquisition of Underlying Rights
- 10.2.2.2. The Production/Financing/Distribution Deal
- 10.2.2.3. Dealing with Directors, Actors, and Writers
- 10.2.2.4. Gross Receipts/Net Profits
- 10.2.3. Producing Films: The Independent Model
- 10.2.3.1. Financing Independent Films
- 10.2.3.2. Insurance
- 10.2.3.3. Completion Guaranty Bonds
- 10.2.4. The International Market
- 10.2.5. Ancillary Markets
- 10.3. Distribution
- 10.3.1. Dealing with Theatres
- 10.3.2. Antitrust Issues in Distribution: Studio Issues
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
- 10.3.3. Exhibitor Violations: Splitting Arrangements
- United States v. Capitol Service, Inc.
- Chapter 11. Television
- 11.1. The Television Business
- 11.1.1. The Changing Face of the Television Industry
- 11.1.2. Broadcast Television
- 11.1.3. Cable and Satellite Television
- 11.2. Creating and Acquiring Programming
- 11.2.1. Dealmaking in the Television Industry
- 11.2.2. The Development Deal
- 11.2.3. Deficit Funding
- 11.3. Syndication
- 11.4. The Ratings Game
- 11.5. International Markets
- 11.6. Ancillary Markets
- 11.7. Federal Communications Commission
- 11.7.1. Licensing
- 11.7.2. Control of Broadcast Television
- 11.7.3. Controlling Cable Television
- 11.8. Issues in Television Distribution
- 11.8.1. Antitrust: Block Booking
- United States v. Loew's, Inc.
- Metromedia Broadcasting Corp. v. MGM/UA Entertainment Co.
- 11.8.2. Antitrust: Geographical Restrictions
- Ralph C. Wilson Industries, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
- 11.8.3. Piracy: Unlawful Interception and Retransmission of Signals
- Home Box Office, Inc. v. Pay TV of Greater New York, Inc.
- Chapter 12. The Internet, Multimedia, and Emerging Technologies
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Personal Jurisdiction
- Bensusan Restaurant Corp. v. King
- Zippo Manufacturing Co. v. Zippo Dot Com, Inc.
- 12.3. Regulating Content and Controlling Distribution of Information Online
- 12.3.1. Censorship
- New Media, the Internet, and the Law
- 12.3.2. Control of Access: Framing and Linking
- 12.4. Liability of Internet Service Providers
- 12.4.1. Defamation
- Zeran v. America Online, Inc.
- 12.4.2. Privacy
- 12.4.2.1. Consumer Profiles
- 12.4.2.2. Spamming
- 12.5. Copyright Infringement
- 12.5.1. Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- 12.5.2. The Impact of Internet-Specific Technologies
- 12.5.2.1. MP3
- UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3.Com, Inc.
- AandM Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
- 12.5.2.2. DeCSS
- 12.5.2.3. iCrave TV
- 12.6. Trademark Infringement
- 12.6.1. Internet Domain Names and Metatags
- Brookfield Communications, Inc. v. West Coast Entertainment Corp.
- 12.6.2. Cybersquatting
- 12.6.3. Other Internet and New Technology Litigation Involving Copyright, Trademark, and Unfair Competition
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena
- Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.
- 12.7. Agreements Entered into over the Internet
- What Constitutes an Enforceable Agreement Entered into over the Internet?
- Chapter 13. Theatre
- 13.1. The Theatre Business
- 13.1.1. Broadway Producers, Investors, and Theatre Owners
- 13.1.2. Alternatives to Broadway
- 13.1.3. The Prospective Audience
- 13.2. The Approved Production Contracts
- MBPC: Requiescat in Pace--APC: Quo Vadis?
- 13.3. Business Structures of Theatrical Ventures
- 13.4. Special Problems in Theatrical Agreements
- Gennaro v. Rosenfield
- Childress v. Taylor
- Wasserman v. Leigh
- Sacks v. Rubin 6/15/90
- Sacks v. Rubin 12/11/91
- Table of Cases
- Index