In this detailed yet readable legal analysis, the authors thoroughly evaluate the connections between intellectual property and the sports and entertainment industries, covering everything from copyrights and patents to trademarked logos and marketing strategies. This complete survey of intellectual property law in the sports and entertainment industries evaluates the key connections between these arenas and provides an overview of trademark law for sports. The authors clearly explain the rights of publicity and privacy for entertainers and athletes, the ethical considerations involved in obtaining and using intellectual property, and how licensing agreements relate to intellectual property law. The detailed, up-to-date legal analyses are written by practitioners in the field for those without legal expertise, yet still contain useful information to the legal community. The book covers all forms of intellectual property, including copyright, patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and the right of publicity. It will also discuss marketing, broadcasting, films and books, sports equipment, international considerations and trade issues, and intellectual property in cyberspace.

In this detailed yet readable legal analysis, the authors thoroughly evaluate the connections between intellectual property and the sports and entertainment industries, covering everything from copyrights and patents to trademarked logos and marketing strategies.

In this detailed yet readable legal analysis, the authors thoroughly evaluate the connections between intellectual property and the sports and entertainment industries, covering everything from copyrights and patents to trademarked logos and marketing strategies. This complete survey of intellectual property law in the sports and entertainment industries evaluates the key connections between these arenas and provides an overview of trademark law for sports. The authors clearly explain the rights of publicity and privacy for entertainers and athletes, the ethical considerations involved in obtaining and using intellectual property, and how licensing agreements relate to intellectual property law. The detailed, up-to-date legal analyses are written by practitioners in the field for those without legal expertise, yet still contain useful information to the legal community. The book covers all forms of intellectual property, including copyright, patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and the right of publicity. It will also discuss marketing, broadcasting, films and books, sports equipment, international considerations and trade issues, and intellectual property in cyberspace.

Introducing a historical perspective in the music, radio, television, and motion picture industries, this book contains interrelated chapters that clearly and concisely expose readers to various legal issues among the segments of the entertainment industry. It shows that an appreciation of the extremely creative individuals that comprise the industry will be helpful if you choose entertainment law as a career. After a short overview of the American legal system, this book covers agents and managers, entertainment contracts, constitutional issues, administrative regulation, antitrust regulation, intellectual property issues, live performance issues, music and music publishing issues, and legal issues in television and motion pictures. An excellent reference and informational book for anyone involved in sports and/or entertainment law, including paralegals, legal assistants, and talent managers.

Video Game Law is aimed at game developers and industry professionals who want to better understand the industry or are in need of expert legal guidance. Given the rise in international competition, the increasing complexity of video game features, and the explosive growth of the industry in general, game developers can quickly find themselves in serious trouble, becoming vulnerable to copyright infringement claims, piracy, and even security breaches. Not every video game company has the financial resources to retain in-house counsel–which Video Game Law seeks to address by discussing many of the common pitfalls, legal questions, and scenarios facing the industry. S. Gregory Boyd, Brian Pyne, and Sean F. Kane, the most prominent, sought after, and respected video game attorneys in the country, break down the laws and legal concepts that every game developer and industry professional needs to know in order to better protect their game and grow their company. KEY FEATURES: • Provides a solid understanding of intellectual property (IP) concepts and laws, including copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other protections that apply to video games and how each can be employed to protect a company’s unique and valuable IP • Explores cutting edge legal issues that affect the gaming industry, including gambling, virtual currency, privacy laws, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, tax incentives, and relevant piracy laws • Provides an overview of legal and privacy vocabulary and concepts needed to navigate and succeed in an industry that is constantly growing and evolving • Provides illustrative examples and legal concepts from the video game industry in every chapter

Inside the Minds: The Legal Side of Entertainment, Sports, and Media is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the laws that shape these industries, the characteristics and capabilities of the successful practitioner, and the future of these legal disciplines, on a global scale. Featuring Department Heads, Group Chairs, and Leading Partners, all representing some of the nation's top firms, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of these practice areas, discussing the current shape and future state of these unique industries, as well as the laws that outline, influence and regulate them. Addressing the challenges, intricacies, and rewards of representing high profile clients musicians, sports teams, and publishing houses alike as well as the underlying complexities of contracts and strategic negotiations, raising critical points around keeping up with the latest technological advances and ever-changing laws, these authors articulate the finer points around entertainment now, and what will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as experts offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within these fascinating practice areas where law and entertainment intersect. This book is written by: Creighton O'M. Condon, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Group; Head, Sports Group, Shearman & Sterling LLP - Sports Law: An Emerging Area of Practice James W. Quinn, Senior Partner; Chair, Litigation Department, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Sports Law: Beyond the Media Madness Kelly Charles Crabb, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP - Quirks, Customs, Empathy, and Anti-Glam: Welcome to My World John M. Genga, Litigation Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP - Making It as an Entertainment Lawyer Joel A. Katz, Chair, National Entertainment Practice, Greenberg Traurig - An Enlightening Look at Entertainment Law Kent Newsome, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP - The Long and Winding Road: Finding Your Way in the Entertainment Industry Bonnie E. Berry, Partner & Chairperson, Entertainment Department, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP - Achieving Success and Personal Satisfaction in Entertainment Law Barry B. Langberg, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP - Integrity and Responsibility: Keys to Entertainment Law Success Joshua J. Kaufman, Esq., Chair, Copyright, Unfair Trade & Entertainment Law Group, Venable, LLP - The Entertainment Lawyer: Protector of the Creative and Innovative David A. Gurwin, Chair, Entertainment & Media Law Group; Chair, Technology Transactions Group, Buchanan Ingersoll PC - The Successful Entertainment Lawyer Arnold P. Peter, Partner; Chair, Entertainment Practice Group, Lord Bissell & Brook - The Growth of Entertainment Law Roger L. Armstrong, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP - Foresight Meets Reality: Deal-Saving Negotiations in Entertainment Law M. Robert Dushman, Partner, Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP - Media Law and the Passion for Freedom of Speech

The U.S. video game industry revenue has continued to grow to a total of $36 billion in both hardware and software sales, more than doubling in less than a decade. Fueling this growth at breakneck speed is the evolution of technology. With the rapid expansion of the video game and immersive entertainment industry and technology's continued evolution, intellectual property law plays an increasingly prominent role in this arena. Game developers routinely wrestle with all aspects of IP law and need informed legal counsel on a multitude of issues, including end-user license agreements, ownership of user-generated content, the scope of copyright protection, remedies for trade secret appropriation, approaches for simulating reality without running afoul of existing trademark rights of real-world companies and people, and more. Providing a one-of-a-kind aid for counseling clients about the issues involved in the industry, the second edition of Computer Games and Immersive Entertainment covers a broad range of topics to help lawyers develop creative solutions to protect their clients while still engaging the players and end-users. Topics include: - Contracts, including EULAs, TOS, and TOU agreements- Copyrights- Patents- Trademarks- Trade secrets- Rights of publicity- International considerations, and more

The important theme “What is Sports Law?” was the topic of the international Conference on “The Concept of Lex Sportiva Revisited”, which took place in Jakarta in late 2010. Academics and practitioners are still in debate to agree on this concept as is evident in this book. This book not only contains the worked out contributions of this Conference, but also other related chapters on the subject. It produces a reassessment of the content of Sports Law and its terminology keeping a close eye on the current literature. The book appears in the ASSER International Sports Law Series, under the editorship of Prof. Dr. Robert Siekmann, Dr. Janwillem Soek and Marco van der Harst LL.M.