ETHICS AND THE PRODUCTION OF ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING
(LAWF-4120) - 2 UNITS

This class will blend substantive legal principles, professional obligations, and standards of legal ethics with real-world ethical dilemmas attorneys may encounter when counseling production clients. Topics for discussion include defamation and true crime, release and consent, and the tension between reality and reality production. How might the evolution of laws protecting freedom of expression and those establishing duties of care help inform sound legal judgment? In the absence of clear rules, how do attorneys best serve their clients' interests and their own ethical obligations? Through robust class discussion, role play and hypotheticals, students will develop skills to recognize ethical questions in production and to meaningfully engage with each other and future clients when those questions arise.

Pass/Fail:
No

Prerequisites:
Ethical Lawyering (LAWJ-2004)