LAW 7830 - Entertainment Industry Contracts

This course provides an inside look at what it’s like to be an entertainment lawyer and prepares students to work in the industry, whether at a studio, a firm, or representing artists. Students receive hands-on experience with entertainment industry contracts, from the inception of a creative idea to acquiring rights and hiring talent (including writers, directors, actors, composers, and more). Students will negotiate deal terms and draft a variety of contracts involved in the making of a feature film, streaming series, and other media. Students will also learn how to effectively communicate with clients and other lawyers. The entertainment attorney’s role as advocate, negotiator, drafter, and communicator throughout the course of a deal will be examined. The skills learned in this course apply not just to entertainment deals, but to negotiating and drafting clear, enforceable contracts in all areas of law. This course is a prerequisite to the Entertainment Law Clinic. This course satisfies the Practice Oriented Writing Requirement OR the Experiential Course Requirement; one course cannot satisfy both requirements at the same time. This course is a required course to obtain the Entertainment Law Certificate and an approved elective for the Business Law Certificate. Offered every year. 3 credits.