Law and business of the entertainment industries /

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Edition:4th ed.
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
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Other authors / contributors:Biederman, Donald E.
ISBN:0275969835 (alk. paper)
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