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Entertainment Law Research Guide

Introduction

This guide was prepared to assist your research on entertainment law at the Georgetown University Law Library. Entertainment law is a very broad area of law that is related to, and often covers sports law and art law. Members of the Georgetown University community can seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

Treatises, General Texts and Casebooks

• Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts and Business Practices. Thomas D. Selz, et al. KF4290.S44 1992 (Looseleaf updated annually)
• Law and Business of the Entertainment Industries. Donald E. Biederman, et al. KF4290.L39 2007
• Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts: Agreements and the Law. Alexander Lindey.KF2991.5.L73 1980
• Entertainment Law. Robert Fremblin KF4290.F74 1990
• Entertainment Law and Practice. Jon M. Garon. KF4290.G37 2005
• Entertainment Law in a Nutshell. Sherri Burr. KF4290.Z9 B88 2007
• Fundamentals of Sports Law. Walter T. Champion. KF3989.C47 2004
• Understanding Business and Legal Aspects of the Sports Industry. Howard L. Ganz. KF3989.Z9 U5 1999
• Sports Law in a Nutshell. Walter T. Champion. KF3989.Z9 C4 2005
• Deskbook of Art Law. Leonard D. DuBoff & Sally Holt Caplan. KF4288.D82 1993
• Art Law in a Nutshell. Leonard D. DuBoff & Christy O. King. KF4288.Z9 D8 2006
• Nimmer on Copyright: A Treatise on the Law of Literary, Musical and Artistic Property, and the Protection of Ideas. Melville B. Nimmer. KF2991.5.N5 1976
• Epstein on Intellectual Property. Michael A. Epstein. KF2979.E67 1999
• Entertainment Law: Cases and Materials. Arthur W. Campbell. KF4290.A7 C36 1998
  

Journals

E-Journal Finder is a useful resource for finding journals in specific fields. Below are just some of the available journals in entertainment, sports and art law:

• Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
• Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts
• Entertainment Law Journal
• Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
• Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
• Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
• Marquette Sports Law Review
• Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law
• UCLA Entertainment Law Review
• Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal
• Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
• Art Review
• Art Monthly
• Art Bulletin

Reporters and Newsletters

• Entertainment Law Reporter. KF4290.A59 E57
  • A monthly publication reporting on new legislation, regulations and cases that affect the entertainment industry.
• Media Law Reporter
  • Available in print KF2750.A513 or online
• Entertainment and Sports Lawyer.
  • Available online from Westlaw ( ENTSLAW ).
• Copyright Law Reporter. KF2991.5.C6 1978
• BNA Reports and Newsletters:
  These reports and newsletters provide high quality updates (some daily, some weekly) on legal developments in different areas of law. Some of the newsletters relating to entertainment and sports law are:
  • Media Law Reporter
  • Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily
  • Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
  • United States Patents Quarterly/Intellectual Property Library
  • United States Law Week
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation Daily
  • Antitrust and Trade Regulation Report

Databases

• Legal Periodicals and Books
• Legal Periodicals and Books Retrospective covers 1908-1980.
• LegalTrac
• SSRN (Social Science Research Network) includes papers that have been accepted but not yet published in journals.
• Academic Search Premier
  Provides full text for over 3,000 publications covering a wide range academic areas of study. Over 4,000 titles are abstracted and indexed.
• CCH Intelliconnect
• PolicyFile: Public Policy Research and Analysis
  Abstracts of reports from public policy think tanks, university research programs and publishers, with coverage from 1990.
• ProQuest Research Library
  A database of journals, magazines and newspapers from a wide range of subject areas; including Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, and Variety; containing full-text articles from 1986. 

Associations and Organizations

• American Bar Association, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
  A quarterly publication providing current, practical information of interest to Forum members and other readers.
• Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
  The website includes information on legal issues that affect the motion picture industry.
• Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
  Provides information on the issues affecting the recording industry and access to results of research by the RIAA.
• American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
  The AFM represents the interests of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.
• American Federation of Television and Radio Artist (AFTRA)
  AFTRA is a national labor union which represents performers, journalists and artists in entertainment and the news media.
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  ASCAP is a "membership association of more than 300,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP is the only U.S. performing rights organization created and controlled by composers, songwriters and music publishers, with a Board of Directors elected by and from the membership."
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
  The SAG, which was established in 1933 is a labor union which represents actors.
• Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
  Provides access to relevant news and information on issues that concern the entertainment software industry.
• National Basketball Association (NBA)
  The News Roundup section of the website provides NBA-related news of the month.
• Major League Baseball (MLB)
  The website provides news and press releases from January 2001 to the present.

Other Resources

• Entertainment Law Digest
  Short abstracts, full-text stories available only to subscribers. (1996-present)
  

• U.S. Copyright Office
  Provides easy access to statements to Congress by the Register of Copyright; current legislation; recent amendments to U.S. Copyright law; current regulations; recent proposed rules and notices and announcements published in the Federal Register (1993-present).

• Thomas (Library of Congress)
  Congressional/legislative information

• Lexis Nexis:
  Entertainment Law - Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Entertainment Law
• Westlaw:
  Art, Entertainment & Sports Law - Directory > Topical Practice Areas > Art, Entertainment & Sports Law

   

Updated 11/27/2007 (YM)

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