Entertainment Litigation

Author: Charles J Harder
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
ISBN: 9780199733439
Published In: September 2011
Format: Paperback , 1104 pages
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Analyzes the substantive law related to the most difficult subjects that typically arise in entertainment litigation
Offers guidelines, tips, and recommendations from leading practitioners in the field
Covers state specific law in California and New York and international coverage in Canada and the U.K.
Includes sample forms such as demand letters, complaints, motions, interrogatories, requests for production, and protective orders

Entertainment Litigation, edited by Charles J. Harder, provides in-depth discussion and analysis of the substantive law regarding a range of the most important subjects pertinent to entertainment litigation and includes sample briefs, memoranda, and other practice-related materials. With contributed chapters from top lawyers in the field, Harder and his co-authors tackle the thorniest problems in entertainment litigation, including copyright infringement, right of publicity, defamation, California's Anti-SLAPP law, New York State law and procedure, invasion of privacy, Talent Agencies Act and Talent Guild litigation, accounting issues, and more. There are also chapters on issues likely to arise in Canada and the U.K. Sample forms include demand letters,briefs,complaints, motions, interrogatories, requests for production,protective orders. and other practice related materials.

Readership: Attorneys-law firms and in-house-practicing in entertainment litigation, entertainment law more generally, and entertainment transactional law Academics and researchers at law libraries, universities and research institutes, handling entertainment and media law matters

1: The Litigation Process - Relevant to Entertainment Litigation
Contributor: Patricia Glaser, Esq., Larry S. Greenfield, Esq. and James S. Schreier, Esq.
Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro LLP
2: Right of Publicity Litigation
Contributor: Charles J. Harder, Esq.
Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin LLP
3: Copyright: Direct Infringement
Contributor: Robert M. Schwartz, Esq., Kristopher D. Rossfeld, Esq.
Alicia K. Hancock, Esq. and Mujon Baghai, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
4: Copyright: Indirect Infringement & Secondary Liability
Contributor: Robert M. Schwartz, Esq., Alicia K. Hancock, Esq.
and Kristopher D. Rossfeld, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
5: Disputes Over Literary Contributions Outside the Realm of Copyright (Implied-in-Fact Contracts, Express Contracts, Confidential Relationships, and Screen Credit)
Contributor: Robert M. Schwartz, Esq., Alicia K. Hancock, Esq.,
Kristopher D. Rossfeld, Esq. and Jordan P. Raphael Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
6: Trademark & Unfair Competition Law
Contributor: Robert M. Schwartz, Esq. Jennifer Glad, Esq.,
Jordan Raphael Esq. and Adam L. Bloom, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
7: Profit Participation, Audit Claims & Vertical Integration
Contributor: Ronald J. Nessim, Esq.
Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg LLP
8: The Talent Agencies Act
Contributor: Michael J. Plonsker, Esq. and Jeanine Percival Wright, Esq.
Robbins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
9: Defamation (Libel and Slander), Obscenity & Regulation of Speech
Contributor: Robert S. Chapman, Esq.
Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger LLP
10: California's Anti-SLAPP Law
Contributor: Ricardo P. Cestero, Esq.
Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger LLP
11: Invasion of Privacy, Stalking and Harassment
Contributor: Miles J. Feldman, Esq.
Raines Feldman LLP
Michael E. Weinsten, Esq.
Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor LLP
12: Labor & Employment Litigation in the Entertainment Industries
Contributor: Adam Levin, Esq. and Gayle A. Goldman, Esq.
Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP
13: Insurance Coverage and Litigation in the Entertainment Industries
Contributor: Kirk A. Pasich, Esq.
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
14: New York Law & Procedure
Contributor: Stephen F. Huff, Esq. and Tom J. Ferber, Esq.
Pryor Cashman LLP (New York office)
15: Canadian Law & Procedure
Contributor: Robert W. Grant, Esq. H. David Edinger, Esq. Melanie Ash, Esq. and Christina Bulbrook, Esq.
Heenan Blaikie LLP (Vancouver, B.C. office)
16: UK Law & Procedure
Contributor: Korieh Duodu, Solicitor
Addleshaw Goddard LLP (London)
Table of Authorities
Index

Edited by Charles J. Harder

Charles J. Harder (www.CharlesHarder.com) is a litigation partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin LLP in Los Angeles and practices in all areas of entertainment litigation, representing actors, writers, recording artists and other celebrities, as well as independent film and television producers, among other clients. In the area of right of publicity, Mr. Harder has represented the following famous individuals, among others, in state and federal right of publicity lawsuits: Sandra Bullock, Chris Cornell, Cameron Diaz, Clint Eastwood, Kate Hudson, Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, and the rights holders of Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart.

"Entertainment Litigation is current, comprehensive, balanced and easily readable -- a must-have for all civil lawyers and judges. Its detailed analysis of complex entertainment legal issues will guide even the most experienced entertainment attorney. For lawyers who might only occasionally handle an entertainment-related matter, Entertainment Litigation provides step-by-step how-to's and understandable case examples. Judges will turn to this treatise as well when issues unique to the entertainment industry arise in their cases. Authored by the most successful and knowledgeable entertainment practitioners, Entertainment Litigation is an invaluable resource."
--Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)

"Entertainment Litigation is written by leading litigators experienced in the entertainment industry. As general counsel of one of the studios, I hired a number of them and battled a few others. They know of what they write; they set it forth clearly, enjoyably, and helpfully--for both the experienced and the neophyte."
--John Schulman, former General Counsel, Warner Bros. Studios

"With contributions from leading practitioners in the field, Entertainment Litigation is a very useful bench book for all lawyers, from those who occasionally handle entertainment matters to those who do so every day. Its chapters cover many substantive topics, from IP law (copyright, trademark, and right of publicity), defamation and anti-SLAPP, to profit participation, the Talent Agencies Act, Labor and Employment, Insurance Coverage, and litigation procedure. It is rare to find so many different topics covered so thoroughly in one book. I will keep my copy close at hand and refer to it regularly."
--Scott A. Edelman
Co-Chair, Media Entertainment and Technology, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher