Hollywood and the law. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Eric Hoyt, Philip Drake.
• Editors: McDonald, Paul, 1963-; Carman, Emily; Hoyt, Eric; Drake, Philip
• Contents: Acknowledgments.- Notes on Contributors.- Introduction: On the Legal Lives of Hollywood; Eric Hoyt, Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Philip Drake.- PART I: OWNERSHIP AND INFRINGEMENT.- 1. One Law to Rule Them All: Copyright Goes Hollywood; Peter Decherney.- 2. The Changing Landscape of Trademark Law in Tinseltown: From Debbie Does Dallas to The Hangover; John Tehranian and Mark Bartholomew.- 3. Piracy and the Shadow History of Hollywood; Paul McDonald.- PART II: COMPETITION AND CIRCULATION.- 4. The Preservation of Competition: Hollywood and Antitrust Law; Jennifer Porst.- 5. Controlling Content: Governmental Censorship, the Production Code and the Ratings System; Laura Wittern-Keller.- 6. Hollywood Embassies, Labour and Investment Laws, and Global Cinema Exhibition: Ross Melnick.- PART III: NEGOTIATION AND LABOUR.- 7. Asset or Liability?: Hollywood and Tax Law; Eric Hoyt.- 8. Doing the Deal: Talent Contracts in Hollywood; Emily Carman and Philip Drake.- 9. Will Work for Screen Credit: Labour and the Law in Hollywood; Catherine Fisk.- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : British Film Institute
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Subjects: 343.7307879143; Motion picture industry -- Law and legislation -- United States; Motion pictures -- Law and legislation -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781838716196
• Related ISBNs: 183871619X; 9781844574773
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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