Stories By David Albert Pierce, Esq.
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Cinema Law
Indie Law: Our Entertainment Law Expert Pulls Your Legal Questions From The MM Mailbag
August 20, 2019For this edition of Indie Law, we asked readers to send us their burning legal questions...
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Cinema Law
Indie Law: How to Secure and Hold the Rights to Your Project
February 14, 2019In the documentary on legendary producer Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Evans explains early and often that...
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Cinema Law
Indie Law: Make Your Feature’s Development Less Dicey With Loyal Legal Counsel and Financing Foresight
November 16, 2018Development is the time when your indie’s budget needs to be put to the test. It’s...
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Cinema Law
Indie Law: Learn Why These Three Types of Attorneys Will Give Your Production a Boost, and How To Pick Them
July 26, 2018Selecting an attorney, or attorneys, to work with throughout the moviemaking process is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Likewise,...
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Cinema Law
Indie Law: Put the Green in Greenlight With This Guide to the Most Effective Film Financing Tactics
June 6, 2018You went to film school, not business school—yet all the sudden you’re confronted by a bevy...
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Cinema Law
Swindler’s List: Seven Tips for Avoiding the Scam in Hollywood
February 10, 2017Doyle Lonnegan: Your boss is quite a card player, Mr. Kelly; how does he do it? ...
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Cinema Law
Ethical Exploitation: How Moviemakers Can Treat Their Unpaid Interns and Volunteers Better
August 30, 2016“Can’t get around the old minimum wage, Mortimer.”- Louis Winthorpe, III (Trading Places, 1983) In theory,...
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Cinema Law
Better Safe Than Sorry: Nine Basics Moviemakers Should Cover For On-Set Safety
August 15, 2016The industry is fraught with potential hazards for accidents. A select few on-set tragedies receive attention...
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Cinema Law
Cinema Law: How To Tell The Truth Without Paying For It
August 3, 2016Adapting a true story for film can be tricky. On the one hand, reality can be...
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Cinema Law
Max Incentives: Five Best Practice Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Tax Incentives
January 28, 2016So you’ve read our Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in 2016 lists...
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