Communications & Media

Filmmakers and writers often make movies based on events in someone's life or turn a published novel into a film. To do this, the filmmaker or production company must first acquire the film...

An entertainment lawyer is involved in many aspects of law, including labor law, immigration, securities law, contract law, intellectual law and property law. Check a state's bar association for...

Copyrighting is an important term that musicians and songwriters should get used to from the start. While you cannot copyright an idea, you can most definitely copyright a song. You want to...

There is a high potential for abuse of intellectual property, from illegal distribution to misrepresenting another's work as your own. However, the laws in the US that cover intellectual property...

If you have been wrongfully accused of invasion of privacy, you still have options--even if you are convicted. You are allowed to appeal the verdict, which is not another trial, but rather a...

Millions of Americans talk on their telephones every day, taking for granted that no one is listening in on their conversation. If you are worried you might have a tap on your telephone, or you...