Cinema Law

Cinema Law – Series

  • Cinema Law
  • Producing

Cinema Law: Can I Film U.S. Currency?

Welcome to Cinema Law, where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll…

3 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Do You Need Life Rights or Adaptation Rights to Write a Fact-Based Screenplay?

Since we're all inside working on screenplays (right?), we're re-sharing this 2015  MovieMaker posts on one of the most common…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Film Labor Laws: What Moviemakers Should Know

A typical film production, even a relatively small, independent one, often sprouts from the initiative of one or two individuals.…

4 years ago
  • Summer 2019

Indie Law: Our Entertainment Law Expert Pulls Your Legal Questions From The MM Mailbag

For this edition of Indie Law, we asked readers to send us their burning legal questions to be answered by…

5 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Indie Law: How to Secure and Hold the Rights to Your Project

In the documentary on legendary producer Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Evans explains early and often that the key to success…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Indie Law: Make Your Feature’s Development Less Dicey With Loyal Legal Counsel and Financing Foresight

Development is the time when your indie’s budget needs to be put to the test. It’s also the time when…

5 years ago
  • Movie News

Indie Law: Learn Why These Three Types of Attorneys Will Give Your Production a Boost, and How To Pick Them

Selecting an attorney, or attorneys, to work with throughout the moviemaking process is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Likewise, investing in the right attorney…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

Indie Law: Put the Green in Greenlight With This Guide to the Most Effective Film Financing Tactics

You went to film school, not business school—yet all the sudden you’re confronted by a bevy of fancy financial terms…

6 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Enforcing Your Rights (When They Haven’t Been Paid For)

Q: I did CGI work for a film and our contract states that they don’t acquire the copyright in my…

6 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Can I Fictionalize A Reality TV Idea Without Infringing Its Copyright?

Q: I wrote a novel about a fictional reality TV dating show that bears similarities to The Bachelor and other…

7 years ago