Master in Entertainment Law: Audiovisual, musical, sports and entertainment industries

Module I. Introduction to Legal Foundations Common to Entertainment Law: Audiovisual, Musical, Sports, and Entertainment Industries.

Intellectual Property: The work, the author, performers, producers, and editors. Athletes and sports entities. Moral and economic rights. Licenses and types of contracts. Comparison of Anglo-Saxon law and continental European law: copyright versus copyright. Industrial Property: Distinctive signs, protection of artistic names, characters, and television formats, patents, trademarks, design, know-how, technical and commercial secrets. Sports sponsorship. Competition Law. Advertising Law. Introduction to "Contract Drafting".

Módulo II. Public and Private Organizations and Institutions linked to Entertainment Law.

Study of representative public and private institutions at national and international level linked to the entertainment law industries. Guild organizations, unions, and Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) national and international. Film, Television, and Performing Arts Academies. The Spanish Association of Video Game Producers and Distributors and Entertainment Software. The League, FIFA, The Spanish Olympic Committee.

Module III. Law of the Audiovisual, Musical, and Sports Industries (I): Legal Analysis of the Pre-production, Production, and Post-production of Works, Other Types of Creative and Sports Content.

Pre-production: Intellectual property and other applicable legislation to the elements of audiovisual, musical, and sports content. Study of registration and protection of formats, license management, and other legal aspects of pre-production. Production: Technical and organizational aspects. Intellectual, industrial, labor and social security regulations, tax regime, contractual, and corporate law corresponding to the audiovisual, musical, and sports industry. Sports competition: business models and compendium of contractual relationships. Financing Methods. Study of mutual guarantee companies, economic interest groupings (AIEs), and other structures for financing audiovisual productions. Legal regime applicable to international co-productions and filming of foreign productions in Spain. The comprehensive management of musical artist activity: 360 Representation Contracts. The role of representation agencies. Post-production: Technical and organizational aspects. Intellectual property and other legislation applicable to editing and final assembly of the work. Study of user-generated content and derivative works. Contractual breaches and effective judicial protection. Analysis of typical conflicts and case law.

Module IV. Law of the Audiovisual, Musical, and Sports Industries (II): Legal Analysis of Distribution, Export, Commercialization, and Secondary Use of Works and Other Creative and Sports Content. Market Study.

The exploitation of audiovisual and musical works: Study of distribution contract typology and general commercialization of works and content. Practices in the audiovisual and music sector. Public domain and the use of free licenses in the audiovisual and music industry, Copyleft and creative commons licenses. Export and internationalization of content: Analysis of legislation applicable to internationalization of audiovisual and musical content, incentive regimes, public and private aid. Audiovisual and music markets: Business model study. Analysis of the operation and regulatory framework of open and pay television markets, cinema exhibition halls, passenger transport and establishments open to the public and festivals, radio stations and radio format, sale and distribution of recorded and fixed music on supports and music in audiovisuals. The exploitation of sports competitions in the Media: Audiovisual rights applicable to football and other sports. The legal regime of indicators and commercial exploitation measurement systems in audiovisual markets. Analysis of the business models of data, audience, and box office providers. KANTAR MEDIA and COMSCORE. Collective management of intellectual property rights. Regulatory scope and the role of the National Commission for Markets and Competition. Piracy in the exploitation of creative and sports content. Judicial protection in the exploitation phase.

Module V. Law of the Audiovisual, Musical, and Sports Industries (III): Legal Framework and Business Models of OTT Services. Analysis of new horizons for production and exploitation of audiovisual content in the digital environment. Other forms of exploitation.

OTT services and making audiovisual content available on internet digital platforms and social networks (NETFLIX, HBO, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE, and FACEBOOK). Study of business models and the peculiarities of their legal regime in contracts and other sector practices. Comparative analysis of the regulatory framework for intellectual property rights in OTT services and social networks. Cross-border management of licenses and remuneration rights in the digital environment. Image exploitation contracts in new business models on social networks. Legal analysis of the influencer figure and its different business models. Performance Capture and Artificial Intelligence applied to audiovisuals. Legal analysis of the replacement of performers and "Deep fakes". New horizons for the exploitation of creative and sports content: The Metaverse and NFTs. Other forms of exploitation: Merchandising based on creative and sports content. Gaming and betting. Contractual breach and judicial protection.

Module VI. Advertising Law.

Comparative analysis of the regulatory framework for advertising content. Cross-border management of licenses and temporary extension of the use of commercial spots. Business models in the advertising sector, audiovisual media, and digital environment. Analysis of real cases and contract drafting. Regulatory function in advertising. AUTOCONTROL. Advertising and intellectual property rights.

Module VII. Video Game Law.

The legal regime of video games. Legal architecture of the elements that make up the video game. Pre-production, production, and post-production of video games. Contract models and real cases. Legal framework for the distribution, export, and commercialization of video games. Business models and cross-border license management. Real cases and contract drafting. Analysis of new business models linked to video game exploitation: Public communication of game plays on the Internet GAMEPLAYS and E-Sports. The Gamer figure. The sports industry and the video game, business model. Video games and intellectual property. Authorship analysis. Accrual of intellectual property rights in the exploitation of video games. Comparative law and the regulatory horizon of video games. Scheme of best legal practices in contractual matters in the video game field.

Module VIII. Show Business Law (I): Performing Arts, Concerts, and Sporting Competitions as Public Shows: Regulation and Legal Analysis of Planning, Contracting, Production, Promotion, and Execution or Exploitation of Musical and Theatrical Stage Productions.

Regulation of performing arts, concerts, and other musical shows. Sports competitions as public shows: national and international regulation. Contracting and production or staging: Compendium of contractual relationships. Analysis of real cases and contract drafting. Promotion and ticketing: Sector practices. Real cases and contract drafting. Execution or Exploitation: Intellectual property and other applicable legislation to the premiere, gigs, and development of theatrical and musical tours. Civil liability and administrative regulations. Collective management of intellectual property rights in Performing Arts, Concerts, and Sports Shows.

Module IX. Show Business Law (II): Legal Regime and Legal and Contractual Specificities of Different Types of Artistic and Sports Shows.

Musical artist tours: Detailed study, analysis of real cases, and contract drafting. Music festivals: Detailed study, analysis of real cases, and contract drafting. Theatrical productions: Detailed study, analysis of real cases, and contract drafting. Bullfighting: Detailed study, analysis of real cases, and contract drafting. Football and other sports events: Detailed study, analysis of real cases, and contract drafting. Circus and other live events. Contractual breach and judicial protection.