recommended reading


We receive many inquiries from mid-career lawyers looking for a change in their field and from law students who are looking for guidance. They want to know how they can find out more about the industries that we specialize in.

Here are the books we recommend to them. They will give you a broad-stroke understanding of the uniquely idiosyncratic industries of music, tv/film, art/design, and fashion.

for music:
* All You Need to Know about the Music Business
* This Business of Music, 10th Edition

for tv/film:
* The Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide
* Producing, Financing, and Distributing Film: A Comprehensive Legal and Business Guide
* Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry From Negotiations Through Final Contracts

for fashion:
* The Fashion Designer Survival Guide
* The Business of Fashion: Designing, Manufacturing, and Marketing

for art:
*Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers, and Artists

and for general guidance/inspiration:
* Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Genius
* Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars
* The Gridlock Economy



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