Cinema Law
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Cinema Law: What is an LLC and What Does it Have to do With My Documentary?
Q: There’s quite a lot of information that leads me to believe I should create an LLC before I undertake a documentary project. Since I...
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Cinema Law: Who Owns What? Raw Footage vs. Completed Project
Welcome to “Cinema Law,” MovieMaker.com’s blog where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll provide the answers...
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Cinema Law: What Is In the Public Domain?
Q: Can you explain to me the legalities surrounding “public domain,” specifically in regards to literature? My dream project is a reinterpretation of a classic...
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Cinema Law: The Importance of Finalizing Contracts
Welcome to “Cinema Law,” MovieMaker.com’s all-new blog where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll provide the...
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Cinema Law: Legal Issues for Docs
Welcome to “Cinema Law,” MovieMaker.com’s all-new blog where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll provide the...
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Cinema Law: Do You Own Your Movie Title?
Q: I made a short film in 1983 and now a feature film is being made with the same title. The storylines are not the...
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Cinema Law: Choice of Law & Fair Use
Welcome to “Cinema Law,” MovieMaker.com’s all-new blog where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll provide the...
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Cinema Law: How Far Can Inspiration Go?
Welcome to “Cinema Law,” MovieMaker.com’s all-new blog where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll provide the...
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Cinema Law: Plagiarism or Idea Theft?
Q: What is the distinction between plagiarism and idea theft? A: First of all, “plagiarism” is a term commonly used to describe the copying of...
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Cinema Law: Music Licensing for the Internet?
Welcome to “Cinema Law,” MovieMaker.com’s all-new blog where you ask the questions of our resident team of legal experts and, each week, they’ll provide the...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...