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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
LAW00503 Contract Law OR (LAW10001 - Contract Law I AND LAW10003 - Contract Law II) OR LAW10159 - Principles of Contract Law OR LAW00150 - Introduction to Business Law
Unit aim
This unit introduces students to entertainment law, with an emphasis on music, film-related and media legal topics. This unit will equip students with a basic understanding of legal and commercial issues surrounding the practice of entertainment law.
Unit content
Topic 1 Introduction to entertainment law
a) defining 'entertainment law'
b) identifying the key participants in the entertainment industry
c) overview of areas of law and practice in the entertainment industry
d) introduction to protection of entertainment assets
Topic 2 Music and the law
a) rights in music, sound recordings and performances
b) administration of copyright, how the industry works, emerging business models
c) music industry contracts - including publishing contracts, recording contracts, commissioning contracts, artist management agreements, agreements with online intermediaries
d) digital rights management and enforcement issues
Topic 3 Film and television and the law
a) legal protection of film and television assets
b) rights acquisition
c) production, financing and distribution agreements
d) emerging business models
e) talent agreements
f) broadcasting - overview of legal and regulatory issues
Topic 4 Merchandising and ancillary rights
a) merchandising and ancillary exploitation of film and television products
b) character merchandising and celebrity rights - publicity and privacy rights
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | recognise the commercial environment and identify the issues in which entertainment lawyers operate; | |||||||
2 | apply their understanding of how intellectual property rights are used in the entertainment industry; | |||||||
3 | recognise the principles of contract law implicit in entertainment law; | |||||||
4 | be able to identify the most relevant legislation applicable to the entertainment industry; | |||||||
5 | explain the most common types of agreements used in the entertainment industry and apply their understanding of the key provisions of those agreements; | |||||||
6 | identify problems and complications that frequently arise in entertainment law practice; | |||||||
7 | explain the commercial and contractual relationships between various operators in the entertainment industries. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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recognise the commercial environment and identify the issues in which entertainment lawyers operate;
- GA4:
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apply their understanding of how intellectual property rights are used in the entertainment industry;
- GA4:
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recognise the principles of contract law implicit in entertainment law;
- GA4:
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be able to identify the most relevant legislation applicable to the entertainment industry;
- GA4:
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explain the most common types of agreements used in the entertainment industry and apply their understanding of the key provisions of those agreements;
- GA4:
- GA6:
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identify problems and complications that frequently arise in entertainment law practice;
- GA2:
- GA4:
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explain the commercial and contractual relationships between various operators in the entertainment industries.
- GA4:
- GA6: