Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business

MGMT X 403.01

Explore key legal principles and contractual relationships within film and television. Develop a core understanding of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defamation, privacy, and the right of publicity.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Online
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Starting at $785.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Engage with key issues in manager agreements and in standard film and television agreements
  • Understand independent film finance and distribution deals
  • Learn essential countermeasures to use when reviewing contracts/agreements

About this course:

This unique course explores key legal principles and contractual relationships within the film and television industry through a dynamic assortment of lectures and hands-on workshops. You develop a core understanding of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defamation, privacy and the right of publicity. In addition, you are exposed to key issues in manager agreements and in standard film and television agreements, including literary option/purchase agreements, life rights agreements, collaboration agreements and talent employment agreements. The course concludes with exploring independent film finance and distribution deals. Through learning some essential "countermeasures" to use when reviewing such contracts, you are empowered in a way usually only reserved for elite talent lawyers--and have a lot of fun in the process.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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This section has no set meeting times.
Wait List
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Instructor: David Wienir
402271
Fee:
$785.00
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Notes

Early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 13, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry : From Negotiations to Final Contracts by Mark Litwak
(Optional) Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements by Dina Appleton and Daniel Yankelevits
(Optional) Making it on Broadway: Actors’ Tales of Climbing to the Top by David Wienir and Jodie Langel

Summer 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Wednesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Daniel Lifschitz
403748
Fee:
$785.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Early enrollment advised. Internet access required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Wed Jun 25, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 2, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 9, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 16, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 23, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 30, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 6, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 13, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 20, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 27, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Sep 3, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: David Wienir
403459
Fee:
$785.00
Onlineformat icon
Notes

Early enrollment advised. Internet access required. Materials required. 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry : From Negotiations to Final Contracts by Mark Litwak
(Optional) Hollywood Dealmaking: Negotiating Talent Agreements by Dina Appleton and Daniel Yankelevits
(Optional) Making it on Broadway: Actors’ Tales of Climbing to the Top by David Wienir and Jodie Langel

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