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Law and creativity in the age of the entertainment franchise.
2014
N 764 BOW.L
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Title
Law and creativity in the age of the entertainment franchise.
Description
x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN
9781107039896 Print
9781139626781 eBook
9781139626781 eBook
Alternate Call Number
N 764 BOW.L
Summary
Much of the real value in the entertainment industry today lies in franchises – fictional universes, entertainment concepts, reinventions of cultural traditions and celebrity – that create an ongoing presence in the marketplace. The entertainment franchise now shapes the global cultural landscape. However, scholars have devoted little attention to how intellectual property law has changed or is being stretched in practice to accommodate this type of creativity and form of enterprise. Covering law and practice in jurisdictions such as the UK, the EU, the USA, Australia, Spain and the Caribbean, this collection explores the 'fit' of intellectual property laws with specific franchises and tracks the way creators and entrepreneurs work around law's limitations. Case studies include mega-film franchises, fan activity, hip-hop, the management of celebrity reputation, flamenco, 'Disneyfied' theatre, film and television funding, arts festivals and 'carnival in a box'.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Part I. Introduction
Franchise dynamics, creativity and the law / Kathy Bowrey and Michael Handler
Part II. The productivity of the author model : authors, collaborators and non-authors
The author strikes back : mutating authorship in the expanded universe / Lionel Bently and Laura Biron
Franchises, imaginary worlds, authorship and fandom / David Lindsay
Digital sampling and music industry practices, re-spun / Johnson Okpaluba
Part III. Managing authorship
Building and rebuilding reputations : reflections on the role of defamation law in the life of a celebrity / David Rolph
Dramatic copyright and the 'Disneyfication' of theatre space / Brent Salter and Kathy Bowrey
Instituting copyright : reconciling copyright law and industry practice in the Australian film and television sector / Kathy Bowrey and Michael Handler
Flamenco music in copyright historiography /José Bellido
Part IV. Group rights and culture
Arts festivals : property, heritage or more? / Fiona Macmillan
Franchising carnival : issues of rights and cultural identity / Sharon Le Gall.
Franchise dynamics, creativity and the law / Kathy Bowrey and Michael Handler
Part II. The productivity of the author model : authors, collaborators and non-authors
The author strikes back : mutating authorship in the expanded universe / Lionel Bently and Laura Biron
Franchises, imaginary worlds, authorship and fandom / David Lindsay
Digital sampling and music industry practices, re-spun / Johnson Okpaluba
Part III. Managing authorship
Building and rebuilding reputations : reflections on the role of defamation law in the life of a celebrity / David Rolph
Dramatic copyright and the 'Disneyfication' of theatre space / Brent Salter and Kathy Bowrey
Instituting copyright : reconciling copyright law and industry practice in the Australian film and television sector / Kathy Bowrey and Michael Handler
Flamenco music in copyright historiography /José Bellido
Part IV. Group rights and culture
Arts festivals : property, heritage or more? / Fiona Macmillan
Franchising carnival : issues of rights and cultural identity / Sharon Le Gall.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Language
English
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