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Authors: Donald E. Biederman, Lionel S. Sobel
ISBN-13: 9780275976163, ISBN-10: 0275976165
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: ABC-Clio, LLC
Date Published: August 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Donald E. Biederman

LIONEL S. SOBEL is Distinguished Scholar at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at the University of California. He is also Editor of Entertainment Law Reporter.

DONALD E. BIEDERMAN is Professor of Law and Director of the National Entertainment and Media Law Institute at Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles.

Book Synopsis

Addresses the cross-border legal issues essential to the entertainment industries.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	Acquisition of Rights	7
1.1	Celebrity Names and Likenesses	7
1.2	Personal Reputations	50
1.3	Titles and Company Names	58
1.4	Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic Works	66
Ch. 2	Employment of Talent	139
2.1	Immigration	139
2.2	Talent Guild Jurisdiction	186
2.3	Taxation of Foreign Performers	219
Ch. 3	Finance	241
3.1	Pre-Sale Financing	242
3.2	Government Incentive Financing	272
3.3	Co-Production Financing	284
Ch. 4	Production	297
Ch. 5	Distribution	299
5.1	Copyright Barriers to International Distribution	300
5.2	Trade Law Barriers to International Distribution	319
Ch. 6	Performance, Exhibition, and Sale	335
6.1	Domestic Content Requirements	335
6.2	Government Regulation of Offensive Content	361
6.3	Performance, Reproduction, Transmission and Sale	368
	Table of Cases and Other Materials	405
	Index	409