COMM 303Entertainment Law

3 credits · Communications · Penn State

Entertainment law is an overarching term that describes the interplay between several areas of law, including contracts, intellectual property, agency, constitutional law, federal and state administrative law, labor law and negotiation. This course explores the key components that comprise entertainment law, including defamation, privacy, the right of publicity, parody and satire, violent and sexual content in media, stalking and paparazzi laws, regulation of talent and literary agents, the role of managers, copyright and trademarks, contractual obligations (step deals and production overall deals, options, permissions, clearances and releases), employment law (unions and guilds, child actors, equal opportunity) and FCC broadcast content regulations.