Legislative Prohibitions on the Enforcement of Post-Employment Covenants Not to Compete in the Broadcasting Industry

Authors

Alice J. Baker

Abstract

This article examines covenants not to compete in the entertainment industry. In the first section of the article, the author discusses the common-law doctrine of non-competition agreements and their application in the context of the entertainment industry. Next, the author examines state legislative attempts to limit this type of agreement in the broadcasting industry, including possible justifications for a legislative prohibition on them in the entertainment industry. The author concludes that the costs of blanket prohibition outweigh the benefits of prohibitive legislation, and argues that broadcasting companies and employees should be free to negotiate and enforce postemployment covenants not to compete as any other contractual agreement.

Recommended Citation

Alice J. Baker, Legislative Prohibitions on the Enforcement of Post-Employment Covenants Not to Compete in the Broadcasting Industry, 23 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 647 (2001).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol23/iss4/1