Entertainment Industry Overview
1. The traditional Live Entertainment industry:
Types of Live Entertainment
Dance, Drama, Musical Theatre, Performance Art, Magic, Comedy, Sports and Concerts
The Theatre
Playwrights, Actors and Theatre Directors
The Music Industry
Composers and Songwriters, Singers and Musicians, Orchestras, Concert Halls
and Opera Houses
The Publishing Industry
Authors, Journalists and Publishers,
Printers and Booksellers
Exhibition Entertainment
Museum, Amusement Park, Trade Show, Wax Museum, Fair, Themed Retail and Busking
2. The Present-day Mass Media Industry:
Film: Film Studios & Movie Theatres / Cinemas
Broadcasting: Television & Radio
Record Industry
New Media
3. Electronic Entertainment
Computer Games
Video Games
SMS Content
Websites
Types of Live Entertainment
Dance, Drama, Musical Theatre, Performance Art, Magic, Comedy, Sports and Concerts
The Theatre
Playwrights, Actors and Theatre Directors
The Music Industry
Composers and Songwriters, Singers and Musicians, Orchestras, Concert Halls
and Opera Houses
The Publishing Industry
Authors, Journalists and Publishers,
Printers and Booksellers
Exhibition Entertainment
Museum, Amusement Park, Trade Show, Wax Museum, Fair, Themed Retail and Busking
2. The Present-day Mass Media Industry:
Film: Film Studios & Movie Theatres / Cinemas
Broadcasting: Television & Radio
Record Industry
New Media
3. Electronic Entertainment
Computer Games
Video Games
SMS Content
Websites
Legal Services
Film
Covering option agreements, finance, chain of titles issues, talent agreements (scriptwriters, film directors, actors, composers, set designers), production and post production and trade union issues, motion picture industry negotiations, distribution and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright and, to a lesser extent, trademarks
Music
Including talent agreements (musicians,
composers) producer agreements, and synchronization rights, music industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright
Television & Radio
Including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses
Theatre
Including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance orientated legal issues
Covering option agreements, finance, chain of titles issues, talent agreements (scriptwriters, film directors, actors, composers, set designers), production and post production and trade union issues, motion picture industry negotiations, distribution and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright and, to a lesser extent, trademarks
Music
Including talent agreements (musicians,
composers) producer agreements, and synchronization rights, music industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright
Television & Radio
Including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses
Theatre
Including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance orientated legal issues
Multimedia
Including software licensing issues, video game development and production
Publishing and Print Media Issues
Including advertising, models, author agreements and other copyright related issues
Visual Arts & Design
Including fine arts, issues of consignment of artworks to art dealers, moral rights of sculptors regarding works in public places; and industrial design, issues related to the protection of graphic design elements in products
Including software licensing issues, video game development and production
Publishing and Print Media Issues
Including advertising, models, author agreements and other copyright related issues
Visual Arts & Design
Including fine arts, issues of consignment of artworks to art dealers, moral rights of sculptors regarding works in public places; and industrial design, issues related to the protection of graphic design elements in products