Weiler, Paul C.
2002
Entertainment, Media, and the Law: Text, Cases, Problems

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“Entertainment is a human activity and economic venture. Its internal relationships and products are, of course, shaped by contract, as well as constitutional, copyright, labor, antitrust, and trade law. Yet every one of those branches of the law applies to other industries – to auto manufacturing for example. Professors do not, however, teach and write books about ‘automobile law’. What is distinctive about entertainment law is the unique way that many crucial features of this industry have shaped and been shaped by the legal system.“