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Entertainment Law - Des Butler

Entertainment Law

By: Des Butler (Editor), Geoff Holland (Editor)

Paperback | 23 February 2017

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Entertainment industries are among the largest in the world. The legal environment in which entertainment operates involves a confluence of eclectic laws such as those concerning free expression and its limits, those concerning intellectual property and their relationship with promoting, limiting and capitalising creativity, and the laws governing the contractual relationships between parties involved in entertainment productions.

In this book, the authors analyse the major legal issues confronting those involved in entertainment in Australia, and provide clear, accessible statements of the current legal principles involved. They enable readers to understand what the law is and how it is likely to apply in particular situations.

The book uses an accessible, reader-friendly style making it suitable for those involved in entertainment industries, legal practitioners and students of entertainment law.
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In the ever-changing world of entertainment, an easy to read book is a worthy exercise. No upcoming artist, manager or performer can afford to be ignorant of the major issues that will arise in their careers. This is a series of helpful essays on selected issues that may affect those involved in entertainment in Australia. Topics include freedom of expression, defamation, obscenity and hate speech, confidentiality and privacy, the commercialisation of IP entertainment, contract law and the role of agents and managers. Written in a reader friendly style by various authors, it will be of interest to performers and industry players alike. The chapter on bigotry and hate speech and its relevance to the entertainment business is helpful as the author guides the reader through laws that are varied and "uneven" between states and the Commonwealth. Also, the chapter on copyright emphasises a theme that has emerged in recent times whereby copyright law is seen as a protector and stimulator of creative endeavour and also a potential disincentive force on creators. The last line of the book is probably?the best advice to anyone entering the entertainment business - "obtaining independent legal advice remains the first line of defence against many of the abuses and conflicts that can and do arise". - Steven Castan, InPrint, Law Institute Journal Victoria, March 2018

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