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FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
ENTERTAINMENT LAW SYLLABUS
BUL 4622-10875
SPRING 2012: BOCA
MONDAY 7:10-10:00 PM ED 116
INSTRUCTOR:
DR. ROBERT WILLS
954-831-8677 EMAIL: rwills1@fau.edu
OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT SET WITH
INSTRUCTOR by calling 954-831-8677
NOTICE: STUDENTS MAY ATTEND CLASS AND SUBMIT COURSEWORK AT THE
DAVIE SECTION WHICH MEETS ON THURSDAY, 7:10-9:30PM in LA 331.
BOOKS REQUIRED:
1.
Entertainment Law, by Adam Epstein; Pearson Education Publishing, 2006,
IBSN 0-13-114743-9.
2.
Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry from Negotiations
Through Final Contracts (3rd ed) by Mark Litwak; ISBN 9781879505995
3. E-chapters: Cengage Learning:
Please log on to cengagebrain.com; insert ISBN
number; click on book; order assigned chapter. The charge is 3.95 per chapter. The
first chapter may be free. Once purchased, download the chapters.
Business Law: Text and Cases - Legal, Ethical, Global, and Corporate
Environment, 12th Edition Kenneth W. Clarkson; Roger Leroy Miller; Frank B.
Cross. ISBN-13: 978-0-538-47082-7. Selected e chapters TBA.
Media and Entertainment Law, by Sandi Towers-Romero;
ISBN 9781418039127. Selected e chapters TBA.
OTHER SOURCES:
1.
Entertainment Law in a Nutshell, 2ND ED, Shari Burr
ISBN 13: 978-0-314-17176-4, THOMPSON WEST
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Entertainment Law (BUL 4622) 3 credits
Prerequisites: Junior standing and completion of the Gordon Rule composition
requirement.
This course develops familiarity with legal terminology, business organizations, and agency
law in the entertainment industry, with emphasis on intellectual property and contractual
issues.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course will develop familiarity with legal terminology, legal
principles, and business organizations common to the entertainment industry. In
particular, students will learn contract law, agency law, business organizations,
constitutional law, intellectual property law, tort law, and sport law...