Hollywood and the Law

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Hollywood and the Law

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This illuminating collection shows how legal frameworks have shaped the culture and commerce of Hollywood film. Key experts in the field explore how legal instruments, processes and institutions have influenced the conditions in which films are made and sold, and how the film industry has left its own impression on the American legal system.

ISBN

9781844574773

Publication Date

12-2015

Publisher

British Film Institute/Palgrave Macmillan

City

London

Keywords

Hollywood, law, legal system, film

Disciplines

Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | Film and Media Studies | Film Production | Law | Other Film and Media Studies

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In Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Eric Hoyt, and Philip Drake (Eds.), Hollywood and the Law. The above links point to the Introduction: "On the Legal Lives of Hollywood", which was co-written by all four editors.

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British Film Institute

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