Is there a separate entertainment-law statute in Georgia?

No — the field rests on the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights and on the broadcasting legislation.

Does copyright protect ideas?

No — protection extends only to works existing in objective form, not to ideas or methods.

Who counts as a co-author of an audiovisual work?

The director, the authors of the screenplay and dialogues, and the author of music created specifically for the work.

How is a performer's permission for use granted?

On the basis of a written contract — by the performer, or by the head of the collective for a collective performance.

Entertainment Law in Georgia

Entertainment law is an umbrella concept imported from American practice; it gathers the legal issues connected with the film, television, music, theatre and sports industries. In Georgia no statute bears that name: the field is assembled from individual acts, and its legal core is the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, while media-services regulation rests on the broadcasting legislation.

The Scope of the Law's Regulation

Article one of the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights defines its scope: it regulates the relations connected with property and personal non-property copyright arising upon the creation and use of works of science, literature and art. The law further covers relations connected with the neighbouring rights of performers, producers of phonograms and videograms, and broadcasting organizations, as well as relations connected with the rights of the maker of a database.