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INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER 1:ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS 7

1.1 Celebrity Names and Likenesses 7

1.1.1 Right of Publicity 7

Bi-Rite Enterprises, Inc.v.Bruce Miner Co. 7

Cairns v.Franklin Mint Co 11

Note on British right of publicity law 16

Note on Ohio right of publicity statute 17

Cuccioli v.Jekyll & Hyde Neue Metropol Bremen Theater Produktion 17

The Legal Protection Accorded to Personal Names 21

1.1.2 Privacy 22

Douglas v.Hello！ Ltd. 22

Note on subsequent proceedings in Douglas v.Hello！ Ltd. 36

1.1.3 Internet Domain Names 37

Protection of Personal Names Under the UDRP 37

Springsteen v.Burgar and Bruce Springsteen Club 41

1.2 Personal Reputations 50

Telnikoff v.Matusevitch 50

1.3 Titles and Company Names 58

Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo, Inc.v.Trevino 58

Mecklermedia Corp.v.D.C.Congress Gesellschaft mbH 62

Note on Brussels Convention 65

1.4 Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic Works 66

1.4.1 Requirements for Obtaining International Protection 66

U.S.CopyrightAct § 104 66

Bong v.A lfred S.Campbell Art Company 67

Excerpt from Collins v Imtrat Handelsgesellschaft MbH 70

Re Copyright in an Unauthorized U.S. Recording 72

Collins v.Imtrat Handelsgesellschaft MbH 74

1.4.2 Obligations of Those Who Seek International Protection 79

Note on U.S.Restoration ofForeign Copyrights 79

Note on Japan’s Retroactive Protection for Foreign Recordings 83

Report of WTO Panel on United States Section 110（5） of the US Copyright Act 87

Note on the aftermath of the WTO Panel Report 96

1.4.3 Applicable Law 101

Turner Entertainment Co.v.Huston 101

Itar-Tass Russian News Agency v.Russian Kurier, Inc. 108

Note on special provisions concerning ownership of movie copyrights 117

1.4.4 Proper Court and Available Remedies 118

Subafilms, Ltd.v.MGM-Pathe Communications Co. 118

Los Angeles News Service v.Reuters Television International, Limited 121

Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd.v.Walt Disney Co. 123

Roth v.Garcia Marquez 126

Rano v.Sipa Press, Inc. 133

CHAPTER 2:EMPLOYMENT OF TALENT 139

2.1 Immigration 139

2.1.1 British Law Concerning Foreign Performers 140

Work permit application: for sportspeople and entertainers 141

Guidance notes for employers on how to apply for a sportspeople and entertainers workpermit 150

2.1.2 United States Law Concerning Foreign Performers 155

Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker 156

U.S.Immigration and NationalityAct §§101 and 214 159

Title 8 of Code ofFederal Regulations -Immigration Regulations 163

Muni v.Immigration and Naturalization Service 176

Grimson v.Immigration and Naturalization Service 180

Note on nonimmigrant vs.immigrant status 183

U.S.Immigration and NationalityAct §203 184

Title 8 of Code ofFederal Regulations - Immigrant Petitions 184

Note on consequences ofpermanent residency 186

2.2 Talent Guild Jurisdiction 186

2.2.1 Over Foreign Performers 186

National Labor Relations Board v.Actors’ Equity Association 186

Actors’ Equity Association Production Contract, Rule 3 189

Aribration between Don Gregory andActors’Equity Association r “Mise yFairLady” 192

Arbitration between Cameron Mackintosh andActors’Equity Association re “Miss Saigon” 194

2.2.2 Over Performances Abroad 200

DGA Basic Agreement, Section 17-201 200

WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement, Article S 200

Arbitration between DGA and Cannon Group re “America 3000” 201

Arbitration between DGA and Twentieth Century-Fox re “Bad Medicine” 202

Arbitration between DGA and Warner Bros.re “Club Paradise ” 203

Arbitration between WGA and Warner Bros.re “The Witches” 207

Arbitration between DGA and Columbia Pictures re “Deceptions” 208

Arbitration between WGA and Universal City Studios re “Kentucky Derby” 212

SAG Theatrical Motion Pictures and Television Basic Contract, Para.1.B. 216

AFMBasic Theatrical Picture [and Television Film] Agreements], Articles 1 and 3 217

Potential Union Discipline Against Union Members Who Agree to Work on Foreign Projects for Non-Union Signatory Companies 217

SAG Constitution and By-Laws Rule 1 218

2.3 Taxation of Foreign Performers 219

Boulez v.Commissioner ofInternal Revenue 219

Note on tax treaties 226

Cheek and Her Majesty the Queen 227

Notes on international taxation of athletes and entertainers 235

United States Internal Revenue Code §7701（b） 238

Hypothetical illustrating the U.S.tax “residency” formula 239

CHAPTER 3:FINANCE 241

3.1 Pre-Sale Financing 242

Overview ofIndependentFilm Production Lending 242

Note on International Motion Picture Pre-Sale Financing Documents 243

Export-Import Bank Film Production Guarantee Program 254

In re Peregrine Entertainment, Ltd. 261

In reAEGAcquisition Corp. 263

In re World Auxiliary Power Company 267

Note on Perfecting Security Interests in Copyrights, Internationally 270

3.2 Government Incentive Financing 272

The Migration of U.S. Film and Television Production:Incentive Programs in Other Countries 273

Note on direct production subsidies 284

3.3 Co-Production Financing 284

Canadian Official Coproductions Guidelines 2000-2001 285

CHAPTER 4:PRODUCTION 297

CHAPTER 5:DISTRIBUTION 299

5.1 Copyright Barriers to International Distribution 300

Quality King Distributors, Inc.v.L’Anza Research International, Inc. 300

Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft GmbH v.Metro-SB-Grossmarkt 303

Warner Bros.Inc.v.Christiansen 306

Australian Competition & Consumer Comm.v.Universal Music Australia 309

5.2 Trade Law Barriers to International Distribution 319

Canada - Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals, WTO - Report of the Appellate Body 319

Note on aftermath of WTO Appellate Body Report 324

Note on Canada’s Feature Film Policy 326

United States Trade Representative Proposals to the WTO for GA TS Negotiations 332

CHAPTER 6:PERFORMANCE, EXHIBITION, AND SALE 335

6.1 Domestic Content Requirements 335

Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority 336

Review ofAustralian Content Standard - Regulatory Impact Statement 343

Review of the Australian Content Standard - Issues Paper 350

Canadian Content Rules 351

GA TTArticle Ⅳ:Special Provisions relating to Cinematograph Films 357

North American Free Trade Agreement （NAFTA） 357

Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement 358

Radio Television S.A.de C.V.v.Federal Communications Commission 358

6.2 Government Regulation of Offensive Content 361

Yahoo！, Inc.v.La Ligue Contre Le Racisme et L’Antisemitisme 361

Note on further developments in Yahoo case 365

Note on Free Speech Law in Europe and Canada 366

6.3 Performance, Reproduction, Transmission and Sale 368

Theft ofAmerican Intellectual Property: Fighting Crime Abroad... 369

Playboy Enterprises, Inc.v.Chuckleberry Publishing, Inc. 377

National Football League v.TVRadioNow Corp. 380

Hit Bit Software GmbH v.AOL Bertelsmann Online GmbH & Co.KG 382

Note on European Union Directive on Copyright in the Information Society 387

European Union Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art 388

California Civil Code §986 [California Resale Royalties Act] 394

Note on International Payment ofPerformance and Reproduction Royalties 395

TABLE OF CASES AND OTHER MATERIALS 405

INDEX 409

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