<p>what exactly is entertainment law?</p>
<p>It is largely contract law involving specialized contracts between artists, writers, publishers, producers, etc.</p>
<p>Most areas of law are defined by the type of law involved. For example, criminal law involves the application of criminal statutes and case law. Patent law involves the application of patent statues, regulations, and case law. Entertainment law, however, describes a field focusing on the type of client and not the type of law involved. There is no such thing as entertainment law, but there are clients in the entertainment business needing legal services tailored to their particular industries. To be a successful entertainment lawyer, you need to know general principles of law (such as contract and intellectual property law), but you really need to know how the entertainer's business works. For example, if the entertainer's business involves short careers you might offer solutions that you would never offer if the entertainer's career was in a field where the typical entertainer had a longer career.</p>