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Entertainment law is generally sub-divided into the following areas related to the types of activities that have their own specific trade unions, production techniques, rules, customFor an article on the meaning of this term in the field of law, see custom_(law). A custom is also a kind of Motorbike; see Custom (motorcycle) Custom is a common practice among people, especially depending on country, culture, time and religion. The diffs, case lawCase law precedential law is the body of judge-made law and legal decisions that interprets prior case law, statutes and other legal authority including doctrinal writings by legal scholars such as the Corpus Juris Secundum, Halsbury's Laws of England or, and negotiation strategies:

• FILMFor other uses see film (disambiguation Film — also called movies the cinema the silver screen moving pictures motion pictures photoplays picture shows and flicks — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment: covering option agreementIn the film industry, an option is a contractual agreement between a movie studio, a production company, or a producer (henceforth called the "producer") and a writer, in which the producer obtains the right to buy a screenplay from the writer, before a cs, financeFinance is the application of the principles of financial economics to an inter-related set of monetary problems. Its aim is in the optimal use of financial instruments. In the case of a company, this generally involves balancing risk and profitability an, chain of titleA chain of title is the sequence of historical transfers of title to a property. The "chain" runs from the present owner back to the original owner of the property. In situations where documentation of ownership is important, it is often necessary to reco issues, talent agreement s ( scriptwriters, film directors, actors, composers, set designers), production and post production and trade union issues, distribution issues, motion picture industry negotiations distribution, and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright and, to a lesser extent, trademarks;

• MUSIC: including talent agreements ( musicians, composers) producer agreements, and synchronisation rights , music industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright;

• TELEVISION and RADIO including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical license s;

• THEATRE: including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance oriented legal issues;
• MULTIMEDIA, including software licensing issues, video game development and production;

• PUBLISHING and print media issues, including advertising, models, author agreements and other copyright related issues;

• VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN including fine arts, issues of consignment of artworks to art dealers, moral rights of sculptors regarding works in public places; and industrial design, issues related to the protection of graphic design elements in products.