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Entertainment Law Research Guide

This guide is intended to introduce you generally to the field of entertainment law.

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Written by

Sanjana Ganesh

Research Assistant - USC Law Library

Introduction to Entertainment Law

This research guide is meant to offer preliminary guidance for conducting research on Entertainment Law.

Entertainment law is a vast field that encompasses all of the legal issues arising in the industries associated with entertainment, including music, film & television, sports and more.  Areas of law typically practiced in the entertainment industry are intellectual property, contracts, agency, antitrust, and labor & employment.

Use this guide as a general introduction to and a starting point for your legal research in the field of Entertainment Law.