Best Entertainment Law

No one understands the music business and the changes it has undergone in recent years better than LA lawyer Donald Passman. It will also be loved by readers of The Music Business and How Music Works by David Byrne. The best book I know for somebody who wants to understand the music business -- T. Bone Burnett The definitive text on the business of music written by the man the most talented artists in the world look to for advice -- Ron Rubin, co-head of Columbia Records Should be required reading for anyone planning or enduring a career in the biz * Rolling Stone * I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the music business -- David Geffen An easy-to-understand overview of the complicated music business -- Randy Newman I've spent ten years trying to get Don to open up like this to me.

As former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once observed, the press is the only private entity that is explicitly protected by a provision of the American Constitution. Part IV examines selected legal issues relating to the media business and the special problems that arise from the electronic dissemination of information. Part V considers selected international issues, a subject that looms ever larger as the result of new technologies that facilitate the seamless, global distribution of content. Although the latter can certainly help reduce the bulk of a volume, such summaries inevitably sacrifice the nuance and context that often makes an important difference in the resolution of the questions presented.

Dealmaking the popular, award-winning self-defense book for everyone working in the film and television industry is now expanded (with more than 120 additional pages) and updated to include the latest legal rulings and entertainment technology developments. Mark Litwak s Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry is. packed with checklists, contract formats, definitions, sample litigation, and advice on avoiding the pitfalls, and it s in plain, understandable American English! An acknowledged authority on the entertainment industry, he has been interviewed on more than 100 television and radio shows, including The Larry King Show, National Public Radio s All Things Considered, and news shows on the ABC and CNN networks.

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For 30 years, Patent It Yourself has guided hundreds of thousands of inventors through the process of getting a patent, from start to finish. "For some thirty years Patent It Yourself has covered basics of getting a patent and become the 'go to' reference of choice for inventors: here patent attorney Pressman updates his volume with the latest laws, forms, and instructions geared to preparing a patent application, evaluating a product's commercial appeal, handling infringers, and protecting rights at home and abroad. "If you want to cut through the patent red tape and possibly save thousands of dollars, Patent It Yourself... has all the forms and instructions needed to patent a product in the United States." This helpful book explains how to evaluate hurdles to patentability, write a clear patent application, prepare patent drawings of your invention, conduct a patent search online, understand basic patent law, complete all forms required by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, file your application, and respond to patent examiner objections.