Trademarks in Film – Best Practices
Posted on September 23, 2009 in Contracts and Law | 2 Comments
Do you need permission to use every single trademarked item in your shot? Michael C. Donaldson may have an answer that will surprise you.
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Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Posted on January 9, 2009 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
The sixth lecture in Evan Korth’s NYU Computers and Society course featured Professor Lawrence Lessig of Stanford University. His topic, the subject of his recent book, was “Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.”
The content industry has convinced industry in general that extremism in copyright regulation is good for business and economic [...]
Copyright: Music, Composers and Performers
Posted on September 8, 2008 in Music | No Comments
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.
Music & Sound
For most modern films, music has [...]
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video
Posted on August 24, 2008 in Contracts and Law | 1 Comment
From: Center for Social Media
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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 [...]
Purchasing Literary Property For Film
Posted on August 7, 2008 in Contracts and Law | 1 Comment
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.
To obtain the right to make a movie [...]
Anatomy of a Film Music Agreement
Posted on August 5, 2008 in Music | No Comments
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.
The industry tradition has been to create a series [...]
EU moves to free up music rights
Posted on July 22, 2008 in Music | No Comments
Hopeful these new rules will help filmmakers cut though the “red tape” nightmare of licensing music for every country in the EU for films distributed in Europe.
Suggested by member: Dark Water
…Music download stores like Apple’s iTunes could soon be able to operate one shop for the whole of Europe, under new rules brought in by [...]
Free Public Domain Footage
Posted on July 22, 2008 in Editing | No Comments
Here’s how to find and use Free Public Domain Movies and old TV commercials in your work. Also in this episode, a few inexpensive utilities that will convert video formats so they are ready for editing in your editing program of choice.
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The Future of Music: Copy Rights and Wrongs
Posted on July 19, 2008 in Music | No Comments
The Commonwealth Club of California
San Francisco, CA
Sep 17th, 2007
The Future of Music Part II: Copy Rights and Wrongs with discussants Chris Castle, Tim Westergren and Eion Harrington. Richard French moderates.
What do artist rights and creative license mean in the rapidly evolving world of entertainment? What’s really wrong with the music industry, and how can new [...]
Production Contract Checklist
Posted on July 13, 2008 in Contracts and Law | No Comments
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 [...]
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Protecting your Script
Posted on July 13, 2008 in Legal & Copyright | 3 Comments
by Evan Smith
To steal someone’s car, money, parking space – that’s low. But to steal someone’s story? A little made-up tale? A hundred pages of FADE IN here and CUT TO there? Is that even stealing?
Um, how can we put this – YES, DAMMIT! It is! Stealing of the worst kind! Because many hours have [...]
How To Acquire Music For Films
Posted on February 14, 2008 in Music | 1 Comment
Frequently Asked Questions For Students and Independent Filmmakers
Q: WHAT LICENSES MUST I GET TO USE A SONG IN MY FILM?
A: If you are using a pre-recorded song or another pre-recorded piece of music in your film, there are two rights you need to clear; that is to say, you need to get two different licenses [...]
