MGMT X 403.01 - Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business
Course Description
This unique course explores key legal principles and contractual relationships within the film and television industry through a dynamic assortment of lectures and hands-on workshops. You develop a core understanding of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defamation, privacy and the right of publicity. In addition, you are exposed to key issues in manager agreements and in standard film and television agreements, including literary option/purchase agreements, life rights agreements, collaboration agreements and talent employment agreements. The course concludes with exploring independent film finance and distribution deals. Through learning some essential "countermeasures" to use when reviewing such contracts, you are empowered in a way usually only reserved for elite talent lawyers--and have a lot of fun in the process.Course Outline
Explore key legal principles and contractual relationships within film and television. Develop a core understanding of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defamation, privacy, and the right of publicity.Accrediting Associations
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Acting : Elective Courses
- Business and Management of Entertainment : Required Courses, Elective Courses
- Cinematography : Elective Courses
- Directing : Elective Courses
- Entertainment Studies : Elective Courses, Suggested Electives
- Film and TV Development : Elective Courses, Suggested Electives
- General Business Studies : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Accounting : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Entrepreneurship : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Finance : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in International Trade and Commerce : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Leadership : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Marketing : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Real Estate : Electives - Business Management
- Producing : Elective Courses
- Study Abroad at UCLA Program : Required