What is Entertainment Law?
What is Entertainment Law? The entertainment industry produces 6.9 percent of the GDP of the United States each year. Approximately two million people work within the industry. Entertainment law protects the intellectual property of everyone involved in producing the works within this field. Creative works have copyrights and trademarks because of the vulnerability of the products. Every creator must defend their property to protect their livelihood. Corporations within the industry invest millions in projects that hackers, black market dealers, and competing organizations may attempt to use without approval. Media piracy laws protect intellectual property owners, and entertainment law firms work to enforce the protection. Entities Protected by Entertainment Law Pirated movies, songs downloaded without payment, plagiarized music or books are not all that entertainment law addresses. Entertainment lawsuits may arise when someone contributing a snippet of music for a movie, c...