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Entertainment Law

• Associations
  • Federal Communications Commission
    Regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite & cable.
• Motion Pictures Association of America
  Anti-piracy & copyright information. Movie ratings background & ratings for specific movies.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 100.173 "Ticket Refunds"
• U.S. Code: 18 USC 2318 "Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels..."
• U.S. Code: 47 USC 151-623 "Wire or Radio Communication"

• Motion Pictures
  • WI Statutes: s. 134.23 "Motion Picture Fair Practices"
  • WI Statutes: s. 134.45 "Contracts Restricting Days for Exhibiting Motion Picture Films; Penalty"
• Sound Recordings
  • WI Statutes: s. 943.206 - 943.209 Recorded Sounds & Recording Performances
  • U.S. Code: 17 USC 1001-1010 "Digital Audio Recording Devices and Media"
  • U.S. Code: 18 USC 2319A "Unauthorized Fixation of and Trafficking in Sound Recordings and Music Videos of Live Musical Performances"
• Television
  • WI Statutes: s. 66.0419 - 66.0422 Regulation of Cable Television
  • WI Statutes: s. 100.209 "Cable Television Subscriber Rights"
  • WI Statutes: s. 943.46 - 943.48 Theft of Cable or Satellite Cable
  • U.S. Code: 47 USC 325 "False, Fraudulent, or Unauthorized Transmissions"
  • U.S. Code: 47 USC 338 - 339 Carriage of Local & Distant Television Stations by Satellite Carriers
  • U.S. Code: 47 USC 1101-1110 "Local TV"
• Entertainment Facilities
  • WI Statutes: ch. 229 "Public Institutions"
  • WI Statutes: s. 943.49 "Unlawful Use of Recording Device in Motion Picture Theater"

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Related Topics

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Contract Law
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Legal Assistance
• Sports Law

Law Review Articles

• Entertainment Law in the State of Wisconsin
  Marquette Sports L. Rev. 17 n2 (Spring 2007)

Library Resources

• Entertainment Industry Contracts
• Entertainment Law in a Nutshell
• Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts & Business Practices

Journals & Legal Databases

• Entertainment Industry & Sports Lawyer
• Fordham Intellectual Property Media & Entertainment Law Journal
• HeinOnline

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