Entertainment Law safeguards the interests of entertainers and
professionals.
Working
in the entertainment business can hardly be described as a normal lifestyle.
Permanent employment and regulated working hours are a rare occurrence.
The
competition for the audience's favour and interest is razor sharp. If an
entertainer has enough talent, the international market beckons, creating the
opportunity to reach millions rather than thousands. This does not make the
question of rights and obligations any easier. When people are successful, many
others are keen to share in the proceeds.
This
is where contracts are really put to the test. The future may seem as free and
open as a motorway, but a few "insignificant" paragraphs in a
contract may complicate matters or lead to money ending up in the
"wrong" pockets. These are consequences which can be difficult to
foresee when everyone appears to be only too happy to help you get started on
your career. Entertainment Law safeguards your rights.
"Internet
Address & Domain Name Disputes" Archive
10 Big
Myths About Copyright Explained
Academic
Info: Law & Legal Research
ASCAP is one of the
major performance rights organizations for songwriters and publishers. The site
provides history and information about ASCAP.
Bar Association of San
Francisco
BMI is also one of major
performance rights organizations for songwriters and publishers. The site
provides history and information about BMI.
California Courts -
The Judicial Branch Web Page Information, rules, some forms
California
Lawyers for the Arts
Center for Continuing
Education
Chicago-Kent College of
Law - Home Page Legal Domain Network - discussion list archives
Comparative
Domain Dispute Resolution Policies
Copyright Archive
Over 200 copyright sites
Copyright Clearance
Center (CCC)
Copyright
FAQ's for Artists Great NEA feature article on copyright issues for artists
Copyright,
Patent, Trademark Forms
EDGAR Securities
law resources
Electronic Frontier Foundation
One of the Leading Web Cites on Cyber Rights Issues. It is a major Organization
in the field of on-line rights. Includes lots of information regarding
legislation and activism.
Electronic
Information Policy & Law Report (ELPR)
English
Server - Film and Television This
page links to a range of articles from subjects such as "The Centrist
Ideology of the News Media" to "90210 as Nostalgia TV". You can
go from here to specific TV show pages and the Movie Database Browser.
Entertainment Law Update Entertainment law newsletter for
artists, producers, directors and others in the entertainment industries
Geoffrey G. Gussis'
Home Page Well organized with excellent links
Harry Fox Agency is
an organization which primarily collects mechanical license income for
publishers.
Harvard Law
School's Berkman Center on MP3
Hieros Gamas - The
Comprehensive Legal Site
How
To Effectively Locate Federal Government Information
Intellectual Property And
Technology Forum (IPTF) Online
publication by law students at Boston College Law School
Internet News Domain
Name Cases
IUMA Internet Underground Music Archive is
the pioneer in the field with outstanding graphics, links to music publications
and labels and a vast catalog of on-line music to listen to and read about.
John
Marshall Law School Domain Name Cases
Law
and Politics Internet Guide
Law
Journals From Yahoo Broad selection of the most prominent law journals from
around the world
Law Lists
Info Recent legal decisions, documents and commentary
Law/Legal
Information Resources
Law Crawler Legal
Search engine
Law girl An LA
attorney's fun approach to entertainment law
Law Links: The Internet
Legal Resource Center
Law Lounge An award
winning repository of online legal information
Martindale-Hubbell Online
version of the attorney directory
Music Station:
the global music information network
Music Universe Industry
News and Technical Information
Musicians'
Intellectual Law & Resources Links
North Bay Multimedia
Association
Official California
Legislative Info
OSLA Arts & Law Home
Page The website of Ocean State Lawyers For The Arts (OSLA) providing legal
assistance to visual artists, actors, performers, theatre companies, museums,
dance troupes, artists' groups and any other artists or arts organizations in
need of help regarding contracts, copyrights, trademarks, tax-exempt status,
collection of accounts, etc.
Palidan:
Internet Resources for Attorneys
Reporters Committee for
Freedom of the Press This site offers an on-line version of its
authoritative First Amendment Handbook as well as an annual report on the
Executive Branch's actions affecting the free flow of information.
SESAC is a
Nashville-based performing rights society.
TAXI: The Independent A&R
Vehicle TAXI is a company which helps unsigned bands, artists and
songwriters get their tapes directly to top A&R people at Major Record Labels,
Music Publishers, and Music Supervisors working on Film & TV projects. At
this informative website, musicians can read current (updated monthly),
in-depth interviews with top executives from Major Record Labels and
Publishers.
The
Internet Lawyer: Internet Law Library
The Legal FindLaw:
Internet Legal Resources This site is a huge reference work of on-line
legal resources.
The
Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School Major site: Supreme Court
decisions & oral argument, full US Code, etc.
The Recording Academy &
The NARAS Foundation
Thomson &
Thomson The standard in trademark searching
U.S. Copyright
Office is a government site with access to copyright information circulars.
Online searches of post-1978 registrations are available via telnet.
U.S. Patent And Trademark
Office is a government site with information about registration and
statutes.
University Law Review
Project Full text search of law journals on the Internet
University of
Georgia School of Law List of online legal resources
University of San
Francisco School of Law Intellectual Property Law Association
VR's
Virtual Chronicle of the Digital Music Revolution
WILMA: Worldwide Internet
Live Music Archive
WWW Multimedia
Law A very comprehensive site with excellent links