Study Guide V, Chapter 14

Study questions for Chapter 14 of Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry, by Mark Litwak

MUSB 2355 LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

STUDY/HOMEWORK GUIDE

Mark Litwalk: Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry, 3rd Ed.

Chapter 14: “Defamation of Persons Depicted in Literary Works”

  1. I.                   TERMS (Briefly Discuss/Define):
  2. Defamation
  3. Common law
  4. Libel
  5. Slander
  6. Impunity
  7. Privileges (to defamation)

 

  1. II.                  Brief Essay
    1. 1.      What must a plaintiff prove to prevail in a defamation action?

 

  1. 2.      Why can a person sometimes publish a defamatory remark with impunity?

 

  1. Name four or more privileges to defamation.

 

  1. How are defamation actions different with celebrities or public officials and mass media? Cite an example.

 

  1. 5.      Questions, pp. 351

 

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