Guides: Entertainment, Art & Sports Treatises: Introduction

Introductory Resources

Art Law in a Nutshell by Leonard DuBoff, Christy Kin, & Michael Murray
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF4288.Z9D8
This study aid provides a summary of federal and state law as it pertains to art and is written for all to understand. Sixteen chapters cover such topics as auctions, insurance, taxes, copyright, trademark, and freedom of expression. Art Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Entertainment Law in a Nutshell by Sherri Burr
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF4290.Z9B88
This compact reference gives a big picture overview of the intellectual property, contract, publicity, estate planning, and First Amendment issues that contribute to the field of entertainment law. It also addresses specific legal issues that arise in the film, music, and television industries, including discussion of the rise of "reality" television. Entertainment Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Sports Law in a Nutshell by Walter Champion
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3989.Z9 C48
This study aid simplifies the complex world of sports law and provides an overview of all its intricacies from contracts, torts, antitrust, liabilities, constitutional implications, labor law, and taxes. Sports Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.

Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing, and the Arts, 3d by Alexander Lindey and Michael Landau
"This treatise, updated three times yearly, provides coverage of entertainment law, mass communications, and the arts. Includes state-of-the-art forms and detailed guidance for drafting agreements. "
Darraby on Art Law by Jessica L. Darraby
Coverage includes taxation, bankruptcy, copyright, fraud and forgery, international trade and cultural property as well as the 1990 Visual Artists Rights Act. Appendices contain various federal and state laws as well as international conventions pertaining to art.
Entertainment Law : Legal Concepts and Business Practices by Thomas D. Selz et al.
This five-volume treatise covers the entire spectrum of entertainment law issues, from investment issues to distribution issues to privacy and defamation. Glossary and sample forms and checklists are included. Updated regularly.