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Area of law

Entertainment Law

Legal work for film, television, music, publishing and the arts.

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What this area covers

Entertainment lawyers negotiate the agreements behind creative projects, protect the rights of the people who make them and resolve disputes over credit and payment.

Also called: Art Law, Arts Law, Entertainment and Media Law, Film Law, Music Law.

Typical legal work

  • Negotiating talent, production and distribution agreements
  • Clearing rights for creative projects
  • Advising artists on royalties and ownership

Where lawyers work

  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal departments
  • Studios, labels and agencies

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Entertainment Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

12 schools · 1 concentration · 4 certificates · 7 clinics · 6 centers and institutes

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.Law School Admission Council. Fields of Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.