Contract Drafting and Negotiation for the Music Industry is an examination of basic music industry agreements from the perspective of both the private attorney representing artists and in-house counsel representing record companies, publishing companies, etc. Recording, publishing, production, management agency, and licensing agreements are covered. Copyright in the Music Industry addresses selected issues of copyright law, focusing on aspects that are unique to music, such as dramatic vs. non-dramatic rights, synchronization rights, the role of the performing rights societies, compulsory licenses, and mechanical rights. Entertainment and Media Law covers the role of the lawyer in publishing, television, motion pictures, and related areas and introduces basic concepts in entertainment contracts and business considerations that affect negotiations and deal-making. Franchising Law examines franchising and related methods of distributing goods and services with particular focus on the Uniform Franchising Offering Circular Guidelines.
Students negotiate a mock franchising agreement.
Independent Research allows s tudents to conduct independent research under the supervision of a full-time faculty member. A central question to be examined is the extent to which international harmonization of intellectual property protections is justified and whether it should be undertaken under the aegis of the World Trade Organization. International Trade and Investment provides a general understanding of the major legal issues likely to be encountered in the legal practice created by growing international trade in goods and services. The Law of Cyberspace is a response to the advent of the international information infrastructure that forced a variety of legal areas to collide. Discussion focuses on the implication of cyberspace for copyright law, First Amendment law and how the different values of each can be mutually accommodated.