Includes bibliographical references.

Copyright & trademark. Stars and bars: trademark protection for universal symbols / Craig D. Aronson, Jamie Alexis Newbold ; Copycat grooves: protecting proprietary interests in band names / Owen J. Sloane, Courtney A. Dillaplain ; The idea submission case: when is an idea protected under California law? / Glen L. Kulik ; Doing lunch: copyright law makes it clear that an oral agreement for the transfer of exclusive licensing rights will not be enforced by the courts / Edward A. Klein ; Infringement stage left / O.J. Sloane ; Using visual art in film and television: ya gotta have art--and permission, too / Simon J. Frankel -- Multimedia and the Internet. Amateur guitar player's lament: the swan song of free Internet music / Blaine Kimrey ; Post-protection: government should abandon attempts to censor cyberspace / Stephen F. Rohde.

Freedom of speech. Dr. Seuss, the Juice and fair use: how the Grinch silenced a parody / Tyler T. Ochoa ; The First Amendment takes a hit: the U.S. Supreme Court allows an unprecedented case to go to trial against a book publisher for civil liability on the theory that a book "aided and abetted" a triple murder / S.F. Rohde ; Label lyric stands don't harm free speech: but companies need to define their policies better / O.J. Sloane ; Report of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Ad Hoc Committee on violence and the media / edited by S.F. Rohde, Roger L. Kohn -- Rights of publicity and privacy. Digital Hollywood / Jamie Nordhaus ; Star power: celebrity status and name rights / O.J. Sloane -- Music & Television. Digital sampling of movies and other audiovisual works for use in musical sound recordings and its copyright implications / Daron A. Case ; A music law and business primer for trademark lawyers / D. Peter Harvey.

Is turnabout fair play? using bankruptcy to level the playing field between the music industry and new artists / Brian Erickson ; Calculating record royalties: often less than anticipated / O.J. Sloan ; The introduction of the Euro: universal chaos or business as usual for the music industry / Penny Ganz -- Entertainment & business. Bankruptcy and personal services contracts: what works, what doesn't, and why / Stuart J. Wald ; Entertainment software: how to protect your rights as a licensee when the licensor files for bankruptcy relief / Shelly Rothschild ; Making movie magic possible / Mark London Williams, Elisabeth Boone ; Other people's money: financing the low-budget independent feature film with private equity securities offerings / Daniel M. Satorius ; Insurance and management of intellectual property risks / Melvin Simensky, Eric C. Osterberg ; If you got a niche, scratch it or the new movie business / Peter J. Dekom ; Publishing contracts: agreeing on standard of performance / O.J. Sloane.