Chart of Assignments
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday, 1:00-1:50 p.m.
Room 109 (Tuesday & Thursday), Room 106 (Wednesday)
Room 109 (Tuesday & Thursday), Room 106 (Wednesday)
Updated as of: November 27, 2012
Day by Day
Week No 1
TUESDAY August 21 No 1
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY August 22 No 2
[no reading]
THURSDAY August 23 No 3
[no reading]
Week No 2
TUESDAY August 28 No 4
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY August 29 No 5
[no reading]
THURSDAY August 30 No 6
Week No 3
TUESDAY September 4 No 7
WEDNESDAY September 5 No 8
[no reading]
THURSDAY September 6 No 9
Week No 4
TUESDAY September 11 No 10
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY September 12 No 11
[no reading]
THURSDAY September 13
Class cancelled
Week No 5
TUESDAY September 18 No 12
WEDNESDAY September 19 No 13
THURSDAY September 20 No 14
[no reading]
Week No 6
TUESDAY September 25 No 15
[no reading]
WEDNESDAY September 26 No 16
THURSDAY September 27 No 17
[no reading]
Week No 7
TUESDAY October 2 No 18
Drafting Exercise No. 5 – Beyoncé Deal Extension (due by e-mail 10/1 at 8 p.m.) [instructions] [2001 agreement]
WEDNESDAY October 3 No 19
THURSDAY October 4
Class cancelled
Week No 8
TUESDAY October 9 No 20
WEDNESDAY October 10 No 21
[no reading]
THURSDAY October 11 No 22
[no reading]
Week No 9
TUESDAY October 16 No 23
Litwak: Chapter 18 (389, et seq.)
WEDNESDAY October 17 No 24
Litwak: Chapter 12 (299, et seq.)
THURSDAY October 18 No 25
Litwak: Chapter 8 (215, et seq.)
Week No 10
TUESDAY October 23 No 26
WEDNESDAY October 24 No 27
Litwak: Chapter 16 (363, et seq.)
THURSDAY October 25 No 28
Litwak: Chapter 13 (363, et seq.)
Week No 11
TUESDAY October 30 No 29
Litwak: Chapter 15 (353, et seq.)
WEDNESDAY October 31 No 30
Litwak: Chapter 14 (341, et seq.)
THURSDAY November 1 No 31
[no reading]
Week No 12
TUESDAY November 6 No 32
WEDNESDAY November 7 No 33
THURSDAY November 8 No 34
Week No 13
TUESDAY November 13 No 35
Litwak: Chapter 1 (1, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 2 (11, et seq.)
WEDNESDAY November 14 No 36
Litwak: Chapter 3 (35, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 4 (53, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 6, re producers (163-174)
THURSDAY November 15 No 37
Litwak: Chapter 5 (69, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 6, re writers (103-133)
Litwak: Chapter 7, re writers (175-197)
FRIDAY November 16 No 38
Litwak: Chapter 6, re directors and actors (134-162)
Litwak: Chapter 7, re directors and actors (198-213)
Week No 14
TUESDAY November 20 No 39
Litwak: Chapter 9 (235, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 10 (279, et seq.)
WEDNESDAY November 21
No class –Thanksgiving Holiday
THURSDAY November 22
No class –Thanksgiving Holiday
Week No 15
TUESDAY November 27 No 40
Litwak: Chapter 17 (373, et seq.)
WEDNESDAY November 28 No 41
Litwak: Chapter 11 (287, et seq.)
Brennan v. Big Ticket, "Judge Judy" profit-participation litigation documents:
THURSDAY November 29 No 42
Optional Review Session:
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Law School room 106
Item by Item
SUBSTANCE TRACK:
Tier 1: Entertainment Industry Basics:
Module 1: Hollywood, Film, and Television
[no reading]
Module 2: Deal Basics
[no reading]
Module 3: Broadway and Legitimate Theater
[no reading]
Module 4: Nashville and the Music Business
[no reading]
Tier 2: Generally Applicable Law in Entertainment Contexts:
Module 5: First Amendment Freedom of Expression
Module 6: Obscenity Regulation
Module 7: Tort Liability for Audience Actions
Module 8: Contact Interpretation
Module 9: Contracts with Minors
[no reading]
Module 10: Contractual Remedies
Module 11: Substantive Regulation of Contractual Terms
Module 12: Contracts to Limit Court Access and Public Discourse
[no materials]
Module 13: Contract Torts
Module 14: Regulation of Agents, Managers, and Attorneys
Litwak: Chapter 18 (389, et seq.)
Module 15: Labor Law
[module skipped, content will be covered, where relevant, in Tier 3]
Module 16: Intellectual Property, in General
Module 17: Copyright Basics
Litwak: Chapter 12 (299, et seq.)
Module 18: Copyright and Music
Litwak: Chapter 8 (215, et seq.)
Module 19: Copyright Reversions and Terminations
Module 20: Trademark
Litwak: Chapter 16 (363, et seq.)
Module 21: Right of Publicity
Litwak: Chapter 13 (363, et seq.)
Module 22: Privacy Torts
Litwak: Chapter 15 (353, et seq.)
See also: Indignancy Matrix [pdf]
Module 23: Defamation
Litwak: Chapter 14 (341, et seq.)
See also: Indignancy Matrix [pdf]
Module 24: Procedural Law and Elements of Litigation Strategy
Module 25: Tort and Contract Theories for Inchoate Properties
See also: Litwak: Chapter 2 (16-22)
Tier 3: Specific Contexts:
Module 26: Record Contracts
Unassigned material viewed in class: Elektra/Asylum Records w/ Mötley Crüe re Recording Agreement [pdf]
Module 27: Reality Programming
Unassigned material viewed in class: Trista Rehn -w- Syndicated Productions, Inc. / "Bachelorette" Agreement [pdf]
Module 28: Film & Television Production
Litwak: Chapter 1 (1, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 2 (11, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 3 (35, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 4 (53, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 6, re producers (163-174)
Module 29: Film & Television Writers
Litwak: Chapter 5 (69, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 6, re writers (103-133)
Litwak: Chapter 7, re writers (175-197)
Module 30: Film & Television Directors and Actors
Litwak: Chapter 6, re directors and actors (134-162)
Litwak: Chapter 7, re directors and actors (198-213)
Module 31: Film & Television Distribution
Litwak: Chapter 9 (235, et seq.)
Litwak: Chapter 17 (373, et seq.)
Module 32: Collaborations
[no reading]
Module 33: Profit Participations
Litwak: Chapter 11 (287, et seq.)
Brennan v. Big Ticket, "Judge Judy" profit-participation litigation documents:
Module 34: Prank Shows
SKILLS TRACK:
Part 1: Contract Drafting:
Unit 1: Conjunctives and Disjunctives
Unit 2: Consistency, Examples, and Inclusions
Unit 3: Words of Obligation
Unit 4: Defined Terms and Time
Unit 5: Document Formats
[no materials]
Unit 6: Review
Part 2: Negotiation:
Unit 7: Introduction
Unit 8: Game Theory Basics
Unit 9: Techniques
Litwak: Chapter 10 (279, et seq.)
Unit 10: Building Blocks of Complex Deals
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