Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations

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Gain an understanding of media legal framework with a Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification by LawSikho

Mode

Online

Duration

6 Months

Fees

₹ 52500

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Learning efforts 8-10 Hours Per Week

Course overview

The Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification course duration is 6 months. The course offers support to the students to improve their skills in writing important contracts for endorsements, licensing, content acquisition, and other services. Participants will gain an in-depth knowledge of the Media and Entertainment sector in India. 

The certification course is designed for aspiring Lawyers, Legal Professionals, Independent Lawyers, Litigators, Law Students, Industry Professionals, and Creative Professionals. The Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification by LawSikho offers the required skills and knowledge to excel in subscription-based entertainment platforms and original content creation.

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The highlights

  • 6 Months Online Course 
  • Internship & Job support
  • Doubt clearing within 24 hours
  • One-On-One Sessions With Mentors 
  • 24/7 Online Access to Study Material
  • Access to LMS, Android & iOS App
  • 2 Practical Exercises Every Week
  • Coaching for Professional Networking

Program offerings

  • 6 writing assignments
  • Live doubt clearing
  • Doubt clearing on whatsapp
  • Lms & classes
  • Networking with students & alumni
  • Instructor feedback on assignments
  • Cv enhancement
  • Top performers reference for jobs
  • 1-2 online live classes per week

Course and certificate fees

Fees information
₹ 52,500

Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations Certification Fee Structure

Certification Course

Fees 

Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations

Rs. 52,500

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

National Skill Development Corporation +1 more

Who it is for

The Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification course is designed for aspiring lawyers and other professionals related to the media and entertainment industry to enhance their skills and knowledge. This course is also beneficial for:

Eligibility criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Participants who have joined this course are required to complete all the assignments and spend 5-6 hours per week developing their skills apart from the course classes. Then only the students will receive a certificate of completion. They will receive a certificate Cobranded by NSDC and Skill India upon the completion of the online course.

What you will learn

Students will learn to draft contracts licenses, and product placement and learn about the commercial interests of all parties. After completing the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification syllabus, they will be able to customise the copyright licence clauses in various contracts to make use of monetisation of intellectual property. 

Participants will explore putting limitations on exploitation by stopping the territorial exploitation, language or various forms of delivery of film or music. Upon the completion of the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations training, the students will get used to the regulatory framework and types of media disputes and remedies.

The syllabus

Regulatory Framework for the Media Sector

Content Regulation for Films
  • Rationale for pre-censorship of video content
  • Central Board of Film Certification
  • Cinematograph Act, 1952 and Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983
  • Procedure for film certification and guidelines for certification
  • Examining Committee and Revising Committee
  • Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal
  • Different types of certification issued by CBFC
  • What action to be taken if certification is refused by the CBFC
  • Is this mechanism applicable to OTT platforms?
  • Prevention from release despite obtaining CBFC certificate
  • Application on documentary/ short films 
  • International Co-production Treaties
  • FDI in movie production
Content Regulation for OTT Platforms
  • What is an over-the-top application (OTT)?
  • Do originals by OTT platforms fall within the definition of ‘Film’?
  • Whether online streaming amounts to ‘exhibition’
  • How is OTT content rated?
  • Compliances regarding audio-visual content on digital platform
Copyright in Films: Inspiration or Copying
  • Copyright in films (including photographs)
  • Copyright in scripts, scenes and dialogues
  • Difference between inspiration and copying
  • Landmark case laws
  • Translations & adaptations
Content Regulation for Radio Channels
  • Telegraph Act
  • Copyright Act
  • Radio Licensing 
  • AIR and FM Radio Channels
  • IBF Self Regulation Guidelines 
  • Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI)
  • MIB Advisories on Radio Channels
  • Monitoring Committees
  • Complaint and Redressal Mechanism
  • FDI in radio sector
Regulations for TV Programmes
  • Cable TV Network (Regulations) Act, 1995
  • Programme Code under the Cable TV Network Regulations Rules 1994
  • Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) – What does it do?
  • Self Regulation Guidelines & the Content Code
  • Step-By-Step Procedure to Complain Against Programmes
  • Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)
  • Complaints for News broadcasting programmes 
  • Policy Guidelines for Uplinking of Television Channels from India
  • Policy Guidelines for Downlinking of Television Channels from India
  • Direct-to-home (DTH) Guidelines
  • Telecommunications (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection Regulations
  • FDI in television industry
Regulations for News Industry
  • News Broadcasters Association (NBA)
  • Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards (NBA Code)
  • News Broadcasting Standards Regulations (NBSR)
  • FDI in News sector
Freedom of the press and case studies
  • Freedom of Speech & Expression in favour of media under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution
  • Leading cases such as Romesh Thapar v. The State of Madras; Rajendra Sail v. Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association; Hamdard Dawakhana v. Union of India
  • Suspension of Freedom of Press in Emergency
  • 44th Amendment and other constitutional amendments
  • Role of the Press Council of India
  • The Case of Journalist Iftikhar Gilani and Violation of Official Secrets Act
Exclusion of parliamentary discussions from media reporting
  • Interplay between Official Secrets Act, Right to Information Act and Freedom of Speech
  • Privileges granted to the Members of Parliament under Article 104A
  • Case of Pandit MSM Sharma v. Shri Sri Krishna Sinha and Ors. (Searchlight Case)
  • Contempt of Parliament: Raja Ram Pal v. Speaker, Lok Sabha and Ors.
Commercial Use of Indian National Flag in Media Content
  • Laws governing the use of Indian National Flag
  • Use of the National Flag in advertisements (photograph or video)
  • Use in social media profile photos
  • Use in flag hoisting ceremonies
How are Television Rating Points (TRPs) measured?
  • What are TRPs?
  • Who measures TRPs?
  • How are TRPs measured?- People Meters, Picture Matching, Audio Watermarking, Chips installed in set-top boxes
Entertainment Tax and Impact of GST on the sector
  • What is entertainment tax?
  • How is entertainment tax levied under GST regime?
  • Movie Tickets
  • Cricket Matches and Concerts
  • Amusement Parks
  • DTH and Cable Services
  • Additional Taxes by Municipalities

Contracts and Licensing in Music and Film Industry

Film distribution agreement
  • Fundamentals of commercial rights in film distribution
  • The parties entering into a film distribution agreement
  • The unique clauses of a film distribution agreement
Actor employment agreement
  • What is an actor employment agreement
  • What are the parties involved
  • What are the important clauses for an actor employment agreement
Celebrity endorsement agreement
  • Where and why are the celebrity endorsement techniques used
  • The difference between celebrity endorsement and artist management 
  • The important clauses for a celebrity endorsement agreement.
Artist management agreement
  • What is the artist-manager relationship
  • What are some of the major artist manager companies
  • The scope of talent management agreement
  • The parties to a talent management agreement and their duties and obligations
  • Important clauses of a talent management agreement
Product placement agreement
  • What is product placement and what is its scope
  • The parties to this agreement and the need of the agreement
  • Various clauses in the agreement
  • Consequences of product placement without the owner’s permission
Option purchase agreement
  • What is an option purchase agreement 
  • What are the parties and the scope
  • Unique clauses in option purchase agreement
Synchronization license agreement
  • What is a synchronization license
  • What are the parties to it
  • What are the important clauses in a synchronization agreement
Music distribution agreement
  • What is a music distribution agreement
  • What are the parties to it
  • What are the important clauses in a music distribution agreement
Music production agreement
  • The different parties involved in a music production
  • What production of music involves and how does it work
  • The clauses in such an agreement
Line production agreement
  • What is line production and how does it function
  • The parties involved in a line production agreement 
  • The important clauses in a line production agreement
Sample Documents
  • Sample Music Synchronization Licensing Agreement
  • Sample Agreement for Distribution of Music Rights
  • Sample Agreement for Commissioned Services
  • Sample Work for Hire Agreements
  • Sample Writer Agreement
  • Sample Book-option Agreement
  • Sample Agreement for buying back licensed rights
  • Sample Agreement for Exploitation of Satellite Rights
  • Sample Agreement for Exploitation of Digital Rights
  • Sample Agreement for Theatrical Distribution Rights

Other Contracts for IP Monetisation

Personality Rights and Character Rights Exploitation
  • Concept and Illustrations
  • Personality rights vs. character rights
  • Is registration or public notice required for exploitation of such rights?
  • Can a foreign citizen claim protection of personality rights in India?
  • Can these rights be licensed?
  • Personality and Character Merchandising
  • Contractual Violations and disputes arising from infringement  
  • Post mortem personality rights
  • Landmark Cases
Sample Documents
  • Sample Agreement for Licensing Character Rights
  • Sample Personality/ Character Merchandising Agreement

Disputes in the Media and Entertainment Sector

Copyright Infringement and Piracy
  • Copyright Infringement in movies and music
  • What are the ways in which movies and music are pirated?
  • Where and How to access pirated content?
  • Infringement in pirated content
  • Remedies Available under Indian Law: Copyright Act, Cinematograph Act
Television Industry-Related Disputes
  • Dispute over titles of shows
  • GenX Entertainment v. Purple Haze Entertainment
  • Twentieth Century Fox Television v. Empire Distribution, Inc.
  • Disputes over format rights
  • Zee Telefilms Ltd. and Ors. v. Sundial Communications Pvt. Ltd. and Ors.
  • Beyond Dreams Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. v. Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Anr.
  • Disputes on content of Television Programs
  • Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India
  • John Doe Orders
  • Taj Television Ltd. and Anr. v. Rajan Mandal and Ors.
  • Star India Pvt. Ltd. v. Haneeth Ujjwal and Ors.
  • Carriage Disputes
Fair use under the copyright law
  • The various acts constituting fair use in India
  • How does fair use play out in e-education 
  • Fair use with respect to the content on social media such as YouTube and Whatsapp
Defamation Disputes
  • Meaning of ‘Defamation’ under Indian Law
  • Constitutionality of penal provision on defamation
  • Defamation in Newspapers/Broadcast (Ref: Indian Penal Code & Tort Law)
  • Online Defamation - How Can You Enforce Your Rights?
  • Remedies
  • How to file a defamation suit against the media?
  • Step-by-step filing process
  • Defences
  • Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation
Blasphemy
  • Constitutional provisions relating to religious freedom
  • Relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
  • Relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Disputes on Sedition
  • Sedition Through Press & Broadcast (Ref: Indian Penal Code)
  • Online Sedition - The JNU Case
  • Role of print media in the JNU Case
Disputes on Obscene Content
  • Obscenity since Ranjeet D. Udeshi’s case
  • Obscenity – The Tuff Shoes Ad & The Rog Poster
  • Books, Films, Music
Are sting operations legal in India?
  • What is a sting operation?
  • Why is it carried out?
  • Landmark sting operations
  • Are these legal?
  • Cases and guidelines
Surrogate/Misleading Advertisements
  • ASCI Code of Conduct
  • Consumer Protection Act
  • Cable Television Networks Rules
  • Prohibited Ads
  • Surrogate Advertising (Prohibition) Bill, 2016
  • Case Studies on Disputes
Comparative Advertising & Disparagements (With Case Studies)
  • Trade Marks Act, 1999 & Landmark Judgments
  • Colgate v. Pepsodent (Delhi High Court – 2015)
  • Head & Shoulders v. Clinic Plus (Delhi High Court)
  • Remedies and Defenses

Admission details

To join the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations classes, follow the below-mentioned steps: 

Step 1: Browse the link mentioned below:

https://lawsikho.com/course/certification-course-in-media-and-entertainment-law-contracts-and-licensing

Step 2: Candidates must click on the “Enroll Now” button, fill in the required details and click on the “Submit” button

How it helps

The Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification benefits include:

  • The students will gain in-depth knowledge of the media and entertainment law industry and will be able to identify their career potentials and pursue the leading related careers. 
  • The course offers practical experience in contract drafting, licensing, intellectual property, and compliance. 
  • Candidates will also learn about the challenges and opportunities in the field. 
  • The certification course offers various facilities to the students such as coaching for professional networking, resume development, internship, job and interview preparation support, digital access to all assignments using LMS content, and Android and iOS apps.
  • The students who top and perform well are recommended for jobs and client opportunities and will be able to network with other students and alumni.

FAQs

What is the duration of the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations training?

The duration of the course is 6 months which offers a comprehensive understanding of the Media and Entertainment sector in India. It helps students develop their skills in contract drafting and others.

Who are the potential clients or employers for the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations online course?

Potential employers are media and entertainment law firms, boutique practices of TMT firms, media and entertainment companies, independent litigators, production houses, advertising agencies, and social media companies.

Who can apply for the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations certification course?

This course can be taken by aspiring Lawyers, Legal Professionals, Independent Lawyers, Litigators, Law Students, Industry Professionals, and Creative Professionals.

Why is the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations online course unique?

The course offers students extensive training on various practical tasks and equips them with corporate and technology law compliance skills. Experts provide detailed feedback on assignments, personalised coaching, and clear doubts.

What are the timings of the Diploma in Media and Entertainment Law: Contracts, Licensing and Regulations online course?

The course offers convenient and flexible class timings. The students can attend the classes after working hours, on Sundays or after 8 PM on weekdays.

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