Hollywood and the Law

Paul McDonald is Professor of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London, UK. Emily Carman is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Chapman University, USA. Eric Hoyt is Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Philip Drake is Head of the Department of Media and Professor in Film, Media and Communications at Edge Hill University, UK.

Acknowledgments.- Notes on Contributors.- Introduction: On the Legal Lives of Hollywood; Eric Hoyt, Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Philip Drake.- PART I: OWNERSHIP AND INFRINGEMENT.- 1. One Law to Rule Them All: Copyright Goes Hollywood; Peter Decherney.- 2. The Changing Landscape of Trademark Law in Tinseltown: From Debbie Does Dallas to The Hangover; John Tehranian and Mark Bartholomew.- 3. Piracy and the Shadow History of Hollywood; Paul McDonald.- PART II: COMPETITION AND CIRCULATION.- 4. The Preservation of Competition: Hollywood and Antitrust Law; Jennifer Porst.- 5. Controlling Content: Governmental Censorship, the Production Code and the Ratings System; Laura Wittern-Keller.- 6. Hollywood Embassies, Labour and Investment Laws, and Global Cinema Exhibition: Ross Melnick.- PART III: NEGOTIATION AND LABOUR.- 7. Asset or Liability?: Hollywood and Tax Law; Eric Hoyt.- 8. Doing the Deal: Talent Contracts in Hollywood; Emily Carman and Philip Drake.- 9. Will Work for Screen Credit: Labour and the Law in Hollywood; Catherine Fisk.- Index