LibGuides: Law and Legal Studies: Entertainment and sports law

Entertainment law

Entertainment law and sports law encompass many other legal subjects such as copyright, trademark, privacy and right of publicity, contracts, and labor/employment law. Sports law also includes civil rights (Title IX) and torts (injuries) elements.

Westlaw Campus Research
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Choose "Secondary Sources" > "American Jurisprudence 2d" > "Entertainment and Sports Law".

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Subject Compilations of State Laws
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Comparison of state laws on various subjects, including entertainment and sports law. Click "Browse the Subjects".

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Selected publications

Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts and Business Practices by Thomas D Selz; Melvin Simensky; Patricia Nassif Acton; Robert C Lind
Call Number: KF4290 .S443 non-circ.
Publication Date: continuously updated
3rd edition.
The Creative Artist's Legal Guide by Bill Seiter
Call Number: e-Book
ISBN: 9780300183542
Publication Date: 2012
The Law of Professional and Amateur Sports by Gary A. Uberstine
Call Number: KF3989 .L38 2002 non-circ.
ISBN: 0876326092
Publication Date: continuously updated
Game Faces: Sport Celebrity and the Laws of Reputation by Sarah K. Fields
Call Number: e-Book
ISBN: 9780252098543
Publication Date: 2016