BHBA Entertainment Law Section 2004


		This section, the largest in the nation, focuses on business and legal issues pertinent to the entertainment industry, including film, television, and music law. Because the section focuses on the various aspects of a particular industry, it overlaps with a number of other sections including litigation, business, and intellectual property.

Copyright Statute, Title 17 of the U.S. Code

U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright Basics

World Intellectual Property Organization

Directory of International Copyright Offices

Hollywood Reporter Newsletters
Trademarks Main Page

Trademark Basics

ASCAP

BMI

National Music Publishers’ Association

SESAC

Motion Picture Association of America

Screen Actors Guild SAG

Writer’s Guild of America WGA

WGAW Registry

Directors Guild DGA

American Federation of Television & Recording Artists

Other Links of Interest:

WIPO Magazine discussing IP issues in a quarterly magazine format

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Patent Basics
European Patent Office

UK Patent Office

Japan Patent Office

German Patent Office

Up-Coming Entertainment Law Events:

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Entertainment Law Section
Film and TV Producers: How To Squeeze the Lemon
Co-Presented by Fintage Music
Noon Lawry’s Restaurant

Chairpersons for Entertainment Law Section:
2008 - 2009

Miles Feldman	Co-Chair	T - (310) 500-3500	F - (310) 500-3501
Susan Rabin	Co-Chair	T - (818) 888-7540	F - (818) 888-7544
Kenneth D. Freundlich	Liaison	T - (310) 273-9807	F - (310) 273-9809

FindLaw News for Entertainment Law Section

Link To Daily News Feed

To contact the Beverly Hills Bar Association

300 South Beverly Drive, Suite 201
P.O. Box 7277
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 601-BHBA - Fax (310) 601-2423

To contact the Beverly Hills Bar Association

300 South Beverly Drive, Suite 201 P.O. Box 7277 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 601-BHBA - Fax (310) 601-2423

300 South Beverly Drive, Suite 201
P.O. Box 7277
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 601-BHBA - Fax (310) 601-2423