This legalese-free guide provides filmmakers with essential advice on almost every conceivable rights issue that they might encounter -- from the initial acquisition of material through the situations encountered in pre-production, production, post-production and final release. Armed with this book, filmmakers can protect themselves and their work from disastrous legal actions and save thousands of dollars in legal fees. Includes: protecting ideas; acquiring rights to books, newspaper articles, life stories, songs, etc.; Optioning and purchasing scripts; work for hire; collaboration and partnership agreements; clearing film clips; clearing music; parody; right of privacy; title clearance; trademarks; registering copyright; copyright infringement; and much more. contains sample contracts and forms.
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Michael C. Donaldson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment lawyer with over twenty years of experience in copyright and entertainment issues. He specialises in the representation of independent producers, and is general counsel to Independent Feature Project/West and the International Documentary Association.
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