Comm/Ent
- Communications and Entertainment Law Research
This page includes
information about how to research communications and entertainment law.
It includes print resources available in the Hastings Law Library, Lexis
& Westlaw online resources, and the key Internet links mentioned by
Linda Weir and Susan Nevelow Mart in the October 9th & 11th library
presentations.
Read about
current legal issues that may be of interest to you:
There are several good publications and websites that provide current
awareness information about evolving legal issues of interest to communications
and entertainment lawyers.
• The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publishes a number of
reporters that contain good current awareness information on communications
and entertainment law. The library has print subscriptions to many
of these publications. Currently, we also have a trial online subscription
to the BNA titles listed below. This online access is only available
until October 27th. Go to BNA Online and enter the user name
and password you were given at the meeting. [If you lose the password,
contact
.] The easiest way to access the publications below is to use the
pull-down menu at the top of the BNA page. - Patent, Trademark & Copyright Daily
- Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
- World Intellectual
Property Report
•
Entertainment and Sports Lawyer
KF4290 .A6 E57 (Reserve Stacks)
This publication by the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports
Industries has articles on current developments.
• World Intellectual Property Report
KF1401 .A13 W67 (5th Stacks)
•
Both Lexis and Westlaw have topical information available. Because
of the variety of legal issues that can be covered in communications
and entertainment law, the information is in a number of different
locations:
-Westlaw
has a communications library for legal newspapers, newsletters and
current awareness materials, including Andrews Telecommications Industry
Litigation Reporter (ANTINDLR); E-Commerce Law Report (GLECOMLR);
Cable TV & New Media Law & Finance (CTVNMLF); Internet Connection
(GLINTCON); and Privacy & Information Law Report (GLPRINLR).
-Westlaw has an intellectual property database with current awareness
materials, icluding Andrews E-Business Law Bulletin (ANEBUSLB); Andrews
Computer & Online Industry Lititgation Reporter (ANCOILR); Andrews
E-Patent Litigation Reporter (ANEPLTGR); Andrews Intellectual Property
Litigation Reporter (ANIPLR); Intellectual Property Strategist (IPST;
Software Law Bulletin (ANSLB); and Westlaw Topical Highlights - Intellectual
Property (WTH-IP).
•
U.S. Law Week
KF105 .U33 (Reserve Stacks & Circulation Desk)
Read either the "Summary and Analysis of Significant Court Opinions"
or the "Legal News" section.
•
Newspapers
Both Lexis and Westlaw have a good selection of US and foreign newspapers,
where you can read about new legal issues. FindLaw also has a good
section called Entertainment Law News.
What is
a Preemption Check?
It is simply a way to check to make sure that no one else has already
published an article (or book) on the topic you have selected for your
Note.
How do
I Complete a Preemption Check?
The easiest thing to do is to follow the Library's 10-step Preemption Check Guide.
You can
search Hastings Online Public
Access Catalog (HOPAC) for print titles at the Hastings Law Library.
You can search other Library
Catalogs (including MELVYLŪ)
for additional print resources at local libraries. Or you can search
"WorldCat" on FirstSearch to find out if any books exist on your topic at
any library worldwide. (Note: FirstSearch is only available from computers
on campus.) If you do find a book on your topic that we don't have
at Hastings, you can submit a request to have the book borrowed by
Hastings through interlibrary
loan (ILL). It can take up to two weeks to get books from ILL,
so plan ahead.
FINDING
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Finding
a journal article discussing the area of law you are planning to write
about, can be a great way to start your research or to solidify an
important point in your paper. Granted the articles you find will
be on different topics, but they can help you find the major primary
sources you will need.
Reference
Desk Hours:
Fall Semester 2002
Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Getting
Research Help:
The Reference Librarians are available to help you plan your research
strategy and to help you find the resources that might be useful in
researching your Note topic. Either stop by when the reference desk
is open, or if you have a more complicated question, e-mail (or call)
(565-4761) or
(565-4759), and make an appointment to discuss your research.
.] The easiest way to access the publications below is to use the
pull-down menu at the top of the BNA page.
(565-4761) or