Tag: The Role of IP in Entertainment and Media Law

Entertainment law, also known as media law, is a branch of the law focusing on the entertainment industry. This branch often overlaps with other branches of law, including intellectual property law and the "Right of Publicity." Personal service agreements A personal service agreement is a legal contract that allows an entertainment company to hire an artist in order to use their product. Most artists do not have the resources to promote themselves, but instead must find a suitable entertainment business to sell their product. Entertainment producers often devote huge amounts of money and time to promote artists, but most of the time, they will fail to generate a profit for themselves. Occasionally, however, a successful artist will make the producer a substantial amount of money. Pe...