Entertainment Law & Litigation

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Entertainment Law & Litigation (2026–2027 Edition), edited by Charles J. Harder, is a comprehensive, practice-focused guide to the substantive law and litigation issues that most often arise in the entertainment industry. The volumes offer strategic guidance for representing plaintiffs and defendants, including studios, talent, independent producers, and distributors.

Written by leading entertainment-law practitioners, the publication addresses copyright infringement and idea-submission claims, trademark infringement and unfair competition, right-of-publicity claims, defamation, anti-SLAPP law, invasion of privacy and stalking, the Talent Agencies Act, profit-participation and audit claims, labor and employment litigation, insurance issues affecting the entertainment industries, and more. It also includes sample complaints, briefs, motions, forms, and other practical litigation materials.

The 2026–2027 Edition features updated case law and analysis throughout, and expanded practice guidance and forms for key entertainment disputes, including profit-participation and invasion-of-privacy claims.

Reviews

"Entertainment Law & Litigation is current, comprehensive, balanced and easily readable -- a must-have for all civil lawyers and judges. Its detailed analysis of complex entertainment legal issues will guide even the most experienced entertainment attorney. For lawyers who might only occasionally handle an entertainment-related matter, Entertainment Law & Litigation provides step-by-step how-to's and understandable case examples. Judges will turn to this treatise as well when issues unique to the entertainment industry arise in their cases. Authored by the most successful and knowledgeable entertainment practitioners, Entertainment Law & Litigation is an invaluable resource."

--Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)

"Entertainment Law & Litigation is written by leading litigators experienced in the entertainment industry. As general counsel of one of the studios, I hired a number of them and battled a few others. They know of what they write; they set it forth clearly, enjoyably, and helpfully--for both the experienced and the neophyte."

--John Schulman, former General Counsel, Warner Bros. Studios

"With contributions from leading practitioners in the field, Entertainment Law & Litigation is a very useful bench book for all lawyers, from those who occasionally handle entertainment matters to those who do so every day. Its chapters cover many substantive topics, from IP law (copyright, trademark, and right of publicity), defamation and anti-SLAPP, to profit participation, the Talent Agencies Act, Labor and Employment, Insurance Coverage, and litigation procedure. It is rare to find so many different topics covered so thoroughly in one book. I will keep my copy close at hand and refer to it regularly."

--Scott A. Edelman, Co-Chair, Media Entertainment and Technology, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

The previous edition's ISBN is 9781663307187.

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