Entertainment Law Litigation

LAW 457-01 Entertainment Law Litigation 2 credits
This class will explore five major areas of litigation law (as opposed as to transactional questions) as they relate to the entertainment industry. We will spend time on the protection of ideas through contract and property theories, defamation, various rights of privacy, the right of publicity, and the First Amendment considerations overlaying several of these areas. Law 459 Entertainment Law is not a prerequisite.

 

Foundational:

Copyright Law
Intellectual Property Survey
Patent Law
Trademark Law

Supporting:

Copyright Litigation*
Entertainment Law
Entertainment Law Litigation*
Internet Law*
Patent Appeals & Interferences
Patent Practice
Privacy in a Technological Age
Sports Law

*courses not offered every year