Reality Bites: The Limits of Intellectual Property Protection for Reality Television Shows

Autor: Matthew D. Bunker
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: UCLA Entertainment Law Review, vol 26, iss 1
Bunker, Matthew. (2019). Reality Bites: The Limits of Intellectual Property Protection for Reality Television Shows. Entertainment Law Review, 26(1). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3hn5m3vr
ISSN: 1939-5523
1073-2896
Popis: Author(s): Bunker, Matthew | Abstract: Reality television is an incredibly successful genre of entertainment. Reality TV has had enormous ratings success beginning in the early 2000s, and its influence (and revenues) are only likely to increase. Given the value of these properties, an important issue for reality TV creators and producers is the degree to which intellectual property protection is available to stop competitors from appropriating the content of reality programming. This Article first documents the rise of the reality genre. It then explores both copyright and trademark jurisprudence affecting reality plaintiffs and offers original analysis of this important aspect of intellectual property law.
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