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Social Media TikTok Viral Video Right Viral Videos
April 22, 2021
Entertainment attorney David Albert Pierce says social media platforms can profit from your videos, but not in the ways you…
Indie Law Shady Investors Shady Producers
January 13, 2021
When dealing with investors, film producers should remember those with the gold make the rules. How to recognize shady producers…
Labor Law Legal Advice
February 11, 2020
Eight legal lessons they don’t teach you in film school about labor laws and being a boss from MovieMaker's resident…
August 20, 2019
You asked, we answer: Here are our budget-conscious breakdowns of the priceless legal questions we culled from the MM mailbag.
May 8, 2019
Don't delay in submitting your burning legal questions: A few lucky readers will have theirs answered in the Indie Law…
February 14, 2019
Found a story worth telling? Before you do anything else, understand the true nature, scope, and value of the rights, then…
November 16, 2018
So, you've entered the development phase. Ask first, shoot later: Here's a legal primer to plan your feature's financing.
July 26, 2018
Do the financing, production, and distribution of your feature justice with this guide to hiring attorneys for all three branches.
June 6, 2018
You went to film school, not business school—yet all the sudden you’re confronted by a bevy of fancy financial terms…
April 13, 2018
Do you need a union to make your film? You must have asked yourself this before. We’ll answer, but first,…