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You should never begin working with someone until you have a written commitment from them, even if you feel like…
Unpaid interns and volunteers are a necessary evil in indie moviemaking. Just go easy on the “evil” part of that…
Also known as “Contracts or it didn’t happen,” the practice of keeping a paper trail might help you get out…
Q: I'm writing a film based on a doc I made. When I made the doc, all on-camera subjects signed…
This is a checklist from an attorney-come-production safety instructor with experience in multiple OSHA safety investigations.
Defamation, right of publicity and right of privacy claims are distinct possibilities for a filmmaker who wants to adapt the…
International copyright law doesn’t exist as a single monolithic area of practice. There’s no “international copyright” that covers you everywhere.
Under U.S. Copyright Law, each artist who works on a collective project like a film maintains ownership over their specific…
Entertainment lawyer Gregory Kanaan reassures aspiring indie filmmakers that fair trademark use does exist in a number of cases.
Most of the big film festival won’t accept a submission if all copyrighted material within the film isn’t cleared for…