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Hollywood and the law / edited by Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Eric Hoyt, Philip Drake.
McDonald, Paul, 1963- editor.; Carman, Emily, editor.; Hoyt, Eric, editor.; Drake, Philip, editor.
2015
KF4302 .H65 2015 (Map It)
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Title
Hollywood and the law / edited by Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Eric Hoyt, Philip Drake.
Published
London : BFI/Palgrave, 2015.
Call Number
KF4302 .H65 2015
ISBN
9781844574780 (hbk.)
1844574784 (hbk.)
9781844574773 (pbk.)
1844574776 (pbk.)
Description
ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)931606947
Summary
This illuminating collection shows how legal frameworks have shaped the culture and commerce of Hollywood film. Key experts in the field explore how legal instruments, processes and institutions have influenced the conditions in which films are made and sold, and how the film industry has left its own impression on the American legal system. -- From Amazon's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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McDonald, Paul, 1963- editor.
Carman, Emily, editor.
Hoyt, Eric, editor.
Drake, Philip, editor.
Introduction: On the Legal Lives of Hollywood / Eric Hoyt, Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Philip Drake
Part I: Ownership and Infringement
1. One law to rule them all: copyright goes Hollywood / Peter Decherney
2. The changing landscape of trademark law in Tinseltown: From Debbie Does Dallas to The Hangover / John Tehranian and Mark Bartholomew
3. Piracy and the shadow history of Hollywood / Paul McDonald
Part II: Competition and Circulation
4. The preservation of competition: Hollywood and antitrust law / Jennifer Porst
5. Controlling content: governmental censorship, the production code and the ratings system / Laura Wittern-Keller
6. Hollywood embassies, labour and investment laws, and global cinema exhibition / Ross Melnick
Part III: Negotiation and Labour
7. Asset or liability? Hollywood and tax law / Eric Hoyt
8. Doing the deal: talent contracts in Hollywood / Emily Carman and Philip Drake
9. Will work for screen credit: labour and the law in Hollywood / Catherine Fisk

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