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Legal Treatises by Subject

In this guide you will find general resources for various fields of law arranged alphabetically.

Media Law

Smolla, Rodney A. Smolla and Nimmer on Freedom of Speech. 3rd ed. New York : Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1996- (2024 Update) [KF4772 .N54] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This loose-leaf resource contains in-depth explanation and analysis of issues related to free speech, as well as citations to cases.

Nimmer, Melville B. Nimmer on Copyright: A Treatise on the Law of Literary, Musical and Artistic Property, and the Protection of Ideas. New York : Matthew Bender & Company, 1978- (2024 Update) [KF2991.5 .N55] (Reserve Room) [Available electronically via Lexis Advance to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This treatise is a comprehensive work regarding numerous aspects of copyright law. It provides in-depth details, as well as citing to statutes, regulations, cases, and treaties.

Forms from Nimmer on Copyright: [Available electronically via Lexis Advance to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

Patry, William F. Patry on Copyright. Eagan, MN : Thomson/West, 2006- (2024 Update) [KF2991.5 .P382] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This treatise provides an encyclopedic analysis of copyright, placing court opinions and statutes in their real-world context. In addition to enumerating a complete legislative and statutory history for relevant provisions, on pertinent litigation issues, a circuit-by-circuit breakdown is provided.

Goldstein, Paul. Goldstein on Copyright. New York : Wolters Kluwer, 2005- (2024 Update) [Available electronically via Cheetah to UNC Students and Faculty].

A comprehensive treatise with detailed analysis of every aspect of copyright law, from registration to licensing to infringement and litigation. Includes explanations of applicable copyright law to the music, publishing, motion picture, commercial art, and software industries. Also covers international copyright law, as well as the intersection of copyright law with bankruptcy, antitrust law, and Lanham Act doctrines that fill in the gaps in traditional copyright protection.

Getting the Deal through - Telecoms and the Media. London : Law Business Research Ltd., 2019- (2024 Update) [Available electronically via Bloomberg Law to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This resource contains telecommunications laws and policies of numerous countries.

Ferris, Charles D. and Lloyd, Frank W. Telecommunications Regulation: Cable, Broadcasting, Satellite, and the Internet. Matthew Bender & Company, 2013- (2024 Update) [Available electronically via Lexis Advance to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This treatise, previously titled Cable Television Law, contains chapters on broadcast regulation, the FCC's jurisdiction, federal and state regulation of cable television, and wireless internet service.

Nimmer, Raymond T. Information Law. Boston, MA : Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 1996- [KF2979 .N45 (2023 Update)] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty (2024 Update)]. 

Integrates commercial law and intellectual property law to encounter questions about information rights, liabilities and transactional issues. Examines all laws affecting information-intellectual property law, copyright law, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, the First amendment, privacy and data protection law, and more. Functions as a treatise that recognizes the convergence of industries and areas of law brought about by the digital information revolution and presents in a single location an analysis of the major areas that join together because of the convergence.

Rosden, George Eric and Rosden, Peter Eric. The Law of Advertising​. New York : Matthew Bender & Company, 2013- (2024 Update) [Available electronically via Lexis Advance to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This resource covers both federal and state statutes and regulations governing advertising. Some of the topics include the First Amendment, consumer protection, trademark issues, and the Federal Trade Commission's jurisdiction with regard to advertising. There is also a section on international advertising.

Brotman, Stuart N. and Hamburg, Morton I. Communications Law and Practice. New York, NY : Law Journal Press, 1995- (2024 Update) [Available electronically via Lexis Advance to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

Communications law and practice features clear explanations of the laws regulating telephony, including cellular telephone advances; radio and television broadcasting; and wireless communications and communications satellites. It provides an overview of key technical and business developments for each industry, such as recent mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry, as well as an examination of the legislative, regulatory and judicial reactions to these developments.

Darraby, Jessica L. Art, Artifact, Architecture and Museum Law. Eagan, MN : Thomson/West, 2008- [KF4288 .D37 (2023 Update)] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty (2024 Update)]. 

This treatise synthesizes the field of art law and provides a valuable resource for museums, collectors, auctions, dealers, galleries, artists, developers, architects, and preservation committees. It examines laws governing visual arts, presenting analysis of social, policy, economic, and cultural issues affecting arts transactions and litigation. 

Lindey, Alexander and Landau, Michael. Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts : Agreements and the Law. 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, 2004- [KF2992 .L55 (2023 Update)] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty (2024 Update)]. 

This treatise provides expert coverage of entertainment law, mass communications, and the arts. It also includes state-of-the-art forms and detailed guidance for drafting agreements. 

Selz, Thomas D. Entertainment Law : Legal Concepts and Business Practices. 3rd ed. Eagan, MN : Thomson West, 2006- (2023 update) [KF4290 .S44] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

Offering a unique focus on situations that arise during litigation that involve celebrities, this treatise is a comprehensive reference for entertainment attorneys. Specific citation to state and federal statutes, rules, and caselaw are included to assist in every phase of trial preparation through appeals. 

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