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Entertainment Deals (LAWS90079)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
February
Email: law-aso@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | February |
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This subject is concerned with the emerging field of entertainment law in three major jurisdictions, focusing primarily on Australia, and, in addition the United States (home to the largest entertainment law industry in the world) and the United Kingdom. The subject will consider significant strands of entertainment law, including especially:
- Intellectual property rights in entertainment products (music, film, television, theatre, internet video games, publications, sporting events, etc);
- Celebrities and their personality rights (privacy, ‘publicity’ and related rights); and
- Contractual arrangements.
The emphasis will be on legal as well as practical aspects of the entertainment industry (including real-life scenarios and techniques of deal-making) and there will be a number of guest speakers with expertise in the field. The subject will conclude with a negotiation exercise which will draw together the above themes.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed the subject will be able to:
- Identify, locate, reflect critically on and evaluate relevant research materials, including cases, legislation and other legal materials of a theoretical as well as practical nature;
- Appreciate the way that law develops within a rapidly changing environment as well as the different approaches that may be adopted in different jurisdictions;
- Generate effective and appropriate solutions to practical legal problems requiring application of national laws to actions undertaken in multi-jurisdictional environments;
- Apply this understanding and analytical capacity to new situations and contexts; and
- Communicate their analysis both in appropriate scholarly and professional formats and in the negotiation of deals in the entertainment space.
Generic skills
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have an advanced and integrated understanding of key principles of entertainment law in Australia and comparable jurisdictions,
- Be able to critically analyse, interpret and evaluate these legal principles in their practical application;
- Have an advanced understanding of some of the key current debates and issues in the field of entertainment law;
- Have a sophisticated appreciation of the factors and processes driving entertainment law reform;
- Have the cognitive and technical skills to generate critical and creative ideas about entertainment law and practice, and to critically evaluate relevant legal theories, principles and concepts with creativity and autonomy; and
- Have the communication skills to independently articulate and convey complex information regarding entertainment law and policy to relevant audiences.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Successful completion of all the below subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50023 | Legal Method and Reasoning | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50025 | Torts |
November (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS50026 | Obligations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50027 | Dispute Resolution | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50029 | Contracts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50030 | Property | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students who have completed any of the below subjects are not permitted to take Entertainment Deals LAWS90079:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70080 | Film and Television Law | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Class participation, including participation in the negotiation exercise (10%);
A choice of a:
- 6,000 word research essay, due five weeks after the teaching period (90%).
- OR 5,000-6,000 words take-home examination, due three weeks after the teaching period (90%).
The due date of the above assessment will be available to students via the Assessment Schedule on the LMS Community.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Jonathan Gill Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 144 hours Pre teaching start date 20 January 2017 Teaching period 3 February 2017 to 13 February 2017 Last self-enrol date 5 December 2016 Census date 6 February 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 March 2017 Assessment period ends 20 March 2017 February contact information
Email: law-aso@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 4475
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
144 hours
Additional delivery details
Quota: This subject has a quota of 60 students. Please refer to the Melbourne Law School website for the JD Quota Elective selection process.
Pre-teaching period requirements: During the pre-teaching period, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Specialist printed materials will be made available from the Melbourne Law School.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Juris Doctor
Last updated: 3 November 2022