About the Book
Entertainment Litigation, edited by Charles J. Harder, provides in-depth discussion and analysis of the substantive law regarding a range of the most important subjects pertinent to entertainment litigation and includes sample briefs, memoranda, and other practice-related materials. With contributed chapters from top lawyers in the field, Harder and his co-authors tackle the thorniest problems in entertainment litigation, including copyright infringement, right of publicity, defamation, California's Anti-SLAPP law, New York State law and procedure, invasion of privacy, Talent Agencies Act and Talent Guild litigation, accounting issues, and more. There are also chapters on issues likely to arise in Canada and the U.K. Sample forms include demand letters,briefs,complaints, motions, interrogatories, requests for production,protective orders. and other practice related materials.
Table of Contents:
1. The Litigation Process - Relevant to Entertainment Litigation; CONTRIBUTOR: PATRICIA GLASER, ESQ., LARRY S. GREENFIELD, ESQ. AND JAMES S. SCHREIER, ESQ; GLASER, WEIL, FINK, JACOBS, HOWARD & SHAPIRO LLP; 2. Right of Publicity Litigation; CONTRIBUTOR: CHARLES J. HARDER, ESQ; WOLF, RIFKIN, SHAPIRO, SCHULMAN & RABKIN LLP; 3. Copyright: Direct Infringement; CONTRIBUTOR: ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, ESQ., KRISTOPHER D. ROSSFELD, ESQ; ALICIA K. HANCOCK, ESQ. AND MUJON BAGHAI, ESQ; O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP; 4. Copyright: Indirect Infringement & Secondary Liability; CONTRIBUTOR: ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, ESQ., ALICIA K. HANCOCK, ESQ; AND KRISTOPHER D. ROSSFELD, ESQ; O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP; 5. Disputes Over Literary Contributions Outside the Realm of Copyright (Implied-in-Fact Contracts, Express Contracts, Confidential Relationships, and Screen Credit); CONTRIBUTOR: ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, ESQ., ALICIA K. HANCOCK, ESQ.,; KRISTOPHER D. ROSSFELD, ESQ. AND JORDAN P. RAPHAEL ESQ; O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP; 6. Trademark & Unfair Competition Law; CONTRIBUTOR: ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, ESQ. JENNIFER GLAD, ESQ.,; JORDAN RAPHAEL ESQ. AND ADAM L. BLOOM, ESQ; O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP; 7. Profit Participation, Audit Claims & Vertical Integration; CONTRIBUTOR: RONALD J. NESSIM, ESQ; BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM, DROOKS & LINCENBERG LLP; 8. The Talent Agencies Act; CONTRIBUTOR: MICHAEL J. PLONSKER, ESQ. AND JEANINE PERCIVAL WRIGHT, ESQ; ROBBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI LLP; 9. Defamation (Libel and Slander), Obscenity & Regulation of Speech; CONTRIBUTOR: ROBERT S. CHAPMAN, ESQ; GREENBERG, GLUSKER, FIELDS, CLAMAN & MACHTINGER LLP; 10. California's Anti-SLAPP Law; CONTRIBUTOR: RICARDO P. CESTERO, ESQ; GREENBERG, GLUSKER, FIELDS, CLAMAN & MACHTINGER LLP; 11. Invasion of Privacy, Stalking and Harassment; CONTRIBUTOR: MILES J. FELDMAN, ESQ; RAINES FELDMAN LLP; MICHAEL E. WEINSTEN, ESQ; LINER GRODE STEIN YANKELEVITZ SUNSHINE REGENSTREIF & TAYLOR LLP; 12. Labor & Employment Litigation in the Entertainment Industries; CONTRIBUTOR: ADAM LEVIN, ESQ. AND GAYLE A. GOLDMAN, ESQ; MITCHELL, SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP; 13. Insurance Coverage and Litigation in the Entertainment Industries; CONTRIBUTOR: KIRK A. PASICH, ESQ; DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP; 14. New York Law & Procedure; CONTRIBUTOR: STEPHEN F. HUFF, ESQ. AND TOM J. FERBER, ESQ; PRYOR CASHMAN LLP (NEW YORK OFFICE); 15. Canadian Law & Procedure; CONTRIBUTOR: ROBERT W. GRANT, ESQ. H. DAVID EDINGER, ESQ. MELANIE ASH, ESQ. AND CHRISTINA BULBROOK, ESQ; HEENAN BLAIKIE LLP (VANCOUVER, B.C. OFFICE); 16. UK Law & Procedure; CONTRIBUTOR: KORIEH DUODU, SOLICITOR; ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP (LONDON); TABLE OF AUTHORITIES; INDEX
About the Author :
Charles J. Harder (http: //www.hmafirm.com) is co-founder Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP in Los Angeles and practices in all areas of entertainment litigation including right of publicity, right of privacy, defamation, anti-SLAPP, trademark, copyright, profit participation, Talent Agency Act, talent guild matters, employment law and electronic discovery. He represents independent motion picture and television producers and distributors, music, media and Internet companies, as well as actors, writers, and public figures, among other clients. In the area of right of publicity, Mr. Harder has represented Sandra Bullock, Chris Cornell, Cameron Diaz, Clint Eastwood, Kate Hudson, Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Denzel Washington, and the rights holders of Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart, among others, in state and federal right of publicity lawsuits. Mr. Harder graduated from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and clerked for Senior U.S. District Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus A. Andrew Hauk in the Central District of California, in Los Angeles
Review :
"Entertainment Litigation is current, comprehensive, balanced and easily readable -- a must-have for all civil lawyers and judges. Its detailed analysis of complex entertainment legal issues will guide even the most experienced entertainment attorney. For lawyers who might only occasionally handle an entertainment-related matter, Entertainment Litigation provides step-by-step how-to's and understandable case examples. Judges will turn to this treatise as well when issues unique to the entertainment industry arise in their cases. Authored by the most successful and knowledgeable entertainment practitioners, Entertainment Litigation is an invaluable resource."
--Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)
"Entertainment Litigation is written by leading litigators experienced in the entertainment industry. As general counsel of one of the studios, I hired a number of them and battled a few others. They know of what they write; they set it forth clearly, enjoyably, and helpfully--for both the experienced and the neophyte."
--John Schulman, former General Counsel, Warner Bros. Studios
"With contributions from leading practitioners in the field, Entertainment Litigation is a very useful bench book for all lawyers, from those who occasionally handle entertainment matters to those who do so every day. Its chapters cover many substantive topics, from IP law (copyright, trademark, and right of publicity), defamation and anti-SLAPP, to profit participation, the Talent Agencies Act, Labor and Employment, Insurance Coverage, and litigation procedure. It is rare to find so many different topics covered so thoroughly in one book. I will keep my copy close at hand and refer to it regularly."
--Scott A. Edelman
Co-Chair, Media Entertainment and Technology, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
