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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...