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Spring 2022
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LAW764
A INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION LEGAL AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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Course Description
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This course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal, business and financial aspects of the Entertainment Industry, with a particular focus on television. The course will present a road map to the current ecosystem to permit the successful navigation across a variety of entertainment business transactions from inception to closing to operational implementation. Curriculum will include issues relevant to the development, production, acquisition, distribution and exploitation of audio/visual entertainment content, with specific areas of focus on drafting agreements for content acquisitions and original productions. Required Text: “Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements for Film, TV and Digital Media” (Third Edition), by Dina Appleton and Daniel Yankelevits.
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Course Schedule
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Offering Dates: 01-18-2022 - 04-25-2022
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01-20-2022 - 03-09-2022
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5:30 PM-7:10 PM
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E265
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Course Frequency
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Course Information
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Credits:
1
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Pass/Fail Option:
No
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Prerequisite:
NONE
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Grading:
Graded
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Method of Evaluation:
50% - class participation
50%: one original production term sheet to be negotiated between teams of two students (one for Producer and one for Network)
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Graduation Requirements Fulfilled By Course:
None
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Special Attributes:
Compressed Course
LL.M. Course
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Course Delivery:
Residential
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Special Restrictions:
Open to those students enrolled in the LL.M. or J.D./LL.M. in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law (EASL) or those that have permission of EASL's Director (Greg Levy)
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Law Track(s):
None
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Bar Subject(s):
None
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Concentration(s):
None
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Course Book(s):
Textbook Required:
Yes
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Textbook Name: Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements for Film, TV, and Digital Media (Third Edition)
Textbook Type: Looseleaf
Requirement: Required
Author: Appleton, Dina, Yankelevits, Daniel
Publisher: Allworth
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9781621536581
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First Class Assignment(s):
TBD/None
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