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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
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Loading ...From: Center for Social Media Download full report (PDF) INTRODUCTION WHAT THIS IS This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under [...]
What Can and Can’t Be Visible on Set
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5) Loading ...In this article attorney Thomas A. Crowell covers the basic legal issues of filming logos, images, designs and other copyrighted materials. …When the director yells “action,” what the camera captures can spark lawsuits. All it takes is one suddenly inspired art director to place an uncleared Warhol print on the wall of the hero’s apartment or [...]
Production Contract Checklist
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’ve found one of the most overlooked aspics of indie filmmaking is legal paperwork, even though it is as necessary as sound and images. It can be overwhelming trying cover all of your legal bases. Here is a great checklist from Entertainment Attorney Mark Litwak to help you make sure an overlooked item [...]
Deal Memos
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...What are Deal Memos, are they contracts, what should they contain and what else should I know about them? Fred Ginsburg answers these questions and more in this informative article. …Deal Memos are the term that independent producers use for employment contracts. Since the word “contract” implies something legally detailed and binding, the term [...]
Negotiating Employment Agreements
(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...By Jon M. Garon Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC This is part of a series of book excerpts from Independent Filmmaking, The Law & Business Guide for Financing, Shooting & Distributing Independent & Digital Films designed as an introduction to the many legal issues involved in the filmmaking process. Compensation Packages — Making the Deals Many independent films are [...]
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