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Entertainment Law - Changes to your company Introduction Many people in the entertainment industry operate their business in either a company or a close corporation. These legal entities are established and, to a large degree, governed by the provisions of the various acts such as the Companies Act (and its regulations) and the Close Corporation’s Act (and its regulations) andRead more

Entertainment Law - Copyright Infringement in the movies INTRODUCTION In the early 1990’s, Barbara Chase-Riboud instituted a civil claim against world renowned movie director and producer, Steven Spileberg, for copyright infringement. It was Chase-Riboud’s case that Spielberg’s film, Amistad, had infringed her novel about the real life mutiny that took place on board the slave ship, the Amistad, in 1839.Read more