Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers : A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers / Thomas A. Crowell
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رقم التسجيلة | 8373 |
نوع المادة | E-Book |
ردمك | 9780240808420 |
رقم الطلب |
E-BooK |
المؤلف | Crowell, Thomas A |
العنوان | Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers : A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers / Thomas A. Crowell |
بيان الطبعة | ed.1 |
بيانات النشر | Burlington, MA: Elsevier/Focal Press, 2007. |
الوصف المادي | 342 p |
المحتويات / النص |
PART II. LEGAL BUILDING BLOCKS Contract and Intellectual Property COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY What Is a Copyright? Exclusive Rights Under Copyright The Film Property ISSUES IN FILM CONTRACTING Deal Points Who Are the Parties? What Are You Getting? What Are You Giving in Exchange for What You’re Getting? What Rights Do You Have or Are You Giving Up? What Promises Are Being Made? What Protections Do You Have? CONTENTS What Rules Govern the Business Relationship Between the Parties? What Happens When Something Goes Wrong? PART III. THE PRODUCTION COMPANY Filmmaking Is a Business SETTING UP THE PRODUCTION COMPANY Business Concepts Types of Business Entities Loan-Out Companies YOUR PROFESSIONAL TEAM Attorneys Accountants Insurance FINANCING YOUR MOVIE Pay for the Film Out of Pocket Debt Equity Investors and Securities Laws Step by Step: Securities Compliance PART IV. DEVELOPMENT Creating, Acquiring, and Managing the Film Property IDEA RIGHTS: (PROTECTING YOUR PITCHES AND AVOIDING IDEA “THEFT”) Nondisclosure Agreements and Submission Releases Goals and Deals Deal Points: Submission Release Deal Points: Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Law: Protecting Ideas and the “Novelty” Requirement Business Issues: Finances and Costs vi CONTENTS Negotiation Tips and Tricks Step by Step: Protecting an Idea Follow-Up CREATING A SCREENPLAY Writing the Screenplay by Yourself (Sole Authorship) Writing Collaboration (Writing Partners and Joint Authorship) Deal Points The Writers Guild of America (WGA) ACQUIRING SCREENPLAY RIGHTS Buying Rights The Screenplay Option/Purchase Major Deal Points: The Option Agreement Major Deal Points: The Purchase Agreemen Hiring a Screenwriter Major Deal Points:Writer’s Services Agreement Screenplay Adaptations Major Deal Points: The Literary Property Acquisition Agreement Life Story Rights Major Deal Points: Life Rights Consent and Release CHAIN OF TITLE:THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR COPYRIGHT What is a Chain of Title? Copyright Searches and Permissions Copyright Registration ©—The Copyright Notice Copyright Recordation, Assignments, and Transfers Certificate of Authorship PART V. PRE-PRODUCTION HIRING CAST AND CREW—A LOT OF LAW TO WORRY ABOUT Federal and State Labor and Employment Laws – An Overview CONTENTS Unions Service Agreements Checklist: Elements of a Service Agreement THE PRODUCER’S SERVICES AGREEMENT Major Deal Points: Producer’s Services Agreement THE DIRECTOR’S SERVICE AGREEMENTS Major Deal Points: Director’s Services Agreement CREW SERVICES AGREEMENT Major Deal Points: Crew’s Services Agreement PERFORMERS The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) The Performer’s Services Agreement Major Deal Points: Actor’s Services Agreement How to Get a Script to a SAG Actor PART VI. PRODUCTION Quiet on the Set! EXTRAS AND DEPICTION RELEASES Depiction Releases Caution – No Fraud or Misrepresentations Allowed! LOCATIONS Why You Need a Location Release Getting Permission to Use a Location Major Deal Points: Location Agreement WHAT’S ON THE SET? On-Set IP Infringement Copyrights on the Set Major Deal Points: Artwork License Trademarks on the Set E&O and Other Contractual Obligations viii CONTENTS PART VII. POST-PRODUCTION It’s in the Can POST-PRODUCTION STAFF Hiring Post-Production Artists and Technicians Directly Artists and Technicians Provided by Post-Production Facilities MUSIC Music Licensing Major Deal Points: Music Licensing Agreement Stock and Royalty-Free Music Commissioned Music Major Deal Points: Composer’s Services Agreement FILM CLIPS AND STOCK FOOTAGE Stock Footage Company Movie Studio Footage Major Deal Points: The Film Clip License Agreement The National Archives CREDITS & COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright Notice and Disclaimer PART VIII. DISTRIBUTION SELLING YOUR FILM What Distributors Do Types of Distribution Deals The Money Pipeline How Does the Money Get from a Movie Theater to the Producer Via a Net Distribution Deal? Distribution Rights Acquisition Agreement Major Deal Points: Distribution Agreement Tips for Attracting a Distributor CONTENTS ix IX. CONCLUSION Law Library Appendices A–D The Law Library APPENDIX A: A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Copyright Law Right of Publicity Violation of Privacy Rights Libel and Defamation Moral Rights APPENDIX B: A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO CONTRACT LAW Contract Law: An Overview APPENDIX C:THE CLAUSE COMPANION APPENDIX D: A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Employee or Independent Contractor? Employee Responsibilities Child Labor Laws: California and New York
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505 | |a PART II. LEGAL BUILDING BLOCKSContract and Intellectual PropertyCOPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYWhat Is a Copyright?Exclusive Rights Under CopyrightThe Film PropertyISSUES IN FILM CONTRACTINGDeal PointsWho Are the Parties?What Are You Getting?What Are You Giving in Exchange for What You’re Getting?What Rights Do You Have or Are You Giving Up?What Promises Are Being Made?What Protections Do You Have?CONTENTSWhat Rules Govern the Business RelationshipBetween the Parties?What Happens When Something Goes Wrong?PART III. THE PRODUCTION COMPANYFilmmaking Is a BusinessSETTING UP THE PRODUCTION COMPANYBusiness ConceptsTypes of Business EntitiesLoan-Out CompaniesYOUR PROFESSIONAL TEAMAttorneysAccountantsInsuranceFINANCING YOUR MOVIEPay for the Film Out of PocketDebtEquityInvestors and Securities LawsStep by Step: Securities CompliancePART IV. DEVELOPMENTCreating, Acquiring, and Managing the Film PropertyIDEA RIGHTS: (PROTECTING YOUR PITCHES ANDAVOIDING IDEA “THEFT”)Nondisclosure Agreements and Submission ReleasesGoals and DealsDeal Points: Submission ReleaseDeal Points: Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)Law: Protecting Ideas and the “Novelty” RequirementBusiness Issues: Finances and Costsvi CONTENTSNegotiation Tips and TricksStep by Step: Protecting an IdeaFollow-UpCREATING A SCREENPLAYWriting the Screenplay by Yourself (Sole Authorship)Writing Collaboration (Writing Partners and Joint Authorship)Deal PointsThe Writers Guild of America (WGA)AC |
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