Overview of Major Topics Covered:
Introductory Remarks; Intellectual Property Law; The Law of Ideas; Copyright History; Copyright Requirements; Copyright Notice; Copyright Registration; Copyright Deposit; Copyright Ownership; Moral Rights; Bundle of Economic Rights; Copyright Infringement; Film Infringement; Television Infringement; Music Infringement; Publishing Infringement; Game Infringement; Global Piracy; Fair Use; Copyright Remedies; Trademarks; Film Merchandising; Television Merchandising; Music Merchandising; Patent Law; Trade Secrets; Credits and Compensation; Credits Introductory Remarks; Film Credits; Television Credits; Music Credits; Compensation Introductory Remarks; Film and Television Compensation; Gross v. Net Compensation; Pay or Play Provisions; Music Compensation; Contracts Introductory Remarks; Film Contracts; Insurance Contracts; Actor Contracts; Writer Contracts; Director Contracts; Television Contracts; Music Contracts; Band Partnership Agreements; Band Management Agreements; Band-Agent Agreements; Publishing Contracts; Manuscript Clause; Copyright Issues in Publishing Contracts; Royalty Provisions; Accounting Provisions; Warranties; Expenses, Permissions and Fair Use; Editions, Author Copies, Out of Print Assignment; Print on Demand and Internet Sales; Representation Introductory Remarks; Agents; Managers; Lawyers; Unions Introductory Remarks; Screen Actors Guild; Directors Guild; Writers Guild of America; Producers Guild; IATSE; American Federation of Musicians; AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association; Censorship; Television Ratings; FCC Indecency Regulations; Music Ratings and Violence; Internet Ratings; Game Ratings; Closing Remarks

About the Professor:
Professor Burr has taught Entertainment Law at the University of New Mexico and the University of Hawaii, as well as International Entertainment Law in summer programs in Austria and Spain. She is a frequent lecturer on “The Globalization of the Entertainment Industry.” She is the author of Entertainment Law in a Nutshell (1st and 2nd editions) (Thomson West 2004 and 2007) and co-author of Entertainment Law: Cases and Materials on Film, Television, and Music (Thomson West 2004). Professor Burr has won numerous national awards for her writing and lectures. She is also the creator, host, and producer of the television shows “Arts Talk” and “Dating 101.” Professor Burr is a graduate of Yale Law School, Mount Holyoke College, and Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to the books mentioned above, she is the author or co-author of six other books.