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Dealmaking in the film & television industry : from negotiations to final contracts / by Mark Litwak.
LIBRA KF4290 .L58 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Litwak, Mark.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artists' contracts--United States.
- Artists' contracts.
- United States.
- Performing arts--Law and legislation--United States.
- Performing arts.
- Performing arts--Law and legislation.
- Motion pictures--Law and legislation--United States.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Law and legislation.
- Entertainers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Entertainers.
- Entertainers--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 407 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition, exp. and upd.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- This first self-defense book for everyone working in the film and television industry is a highly accessible and practical guide to current entertainment laws, peculiarities, and "creative" practices.
- Contents:
- The American Film Industry 1
- The Movie Industry Then and Now 2
- The End of the Studio System 3
- A Unique Product 5
- Coping With Risk 7
- Managing a Creative Enterprise 8
- 2. Dealmaking 11
- Disincentives to Good Filmmaking 12
- Types of Contracts 16
- Contract Law as a Remedy for Story Theft 17
- Types of Deals 22
- 3. Permission to Portray People and Places 29
- Depiction & Location Releases
- Purchasing the Rights to a Person's Life Story 29
- Location Release 43
- 4. Clearance of Rights 49
- Copyright Search 49
- Errors and Omissions Insurance 50
- Protection of Titles 51
- Identifiable Products, Locations & Persons 54
- Film Clips 55
- 5. Literary Acquisition Agreements 59
- 6. Employment Contracts 93
- Loan-Out Companies 93
- Writers 94
- Directors 122
- Actors 136
- Producers 150
- 7. Advice for Writers, Directors and Actors 161
- Writers 161
- How Writers Are Exploited 163
- Rights of Writers Guild Members 172
- Summary of WGA Agreement 172
- Directors 181
- Rights of Directors Guild Members 182
- Creative Decisions 182
- Disclosure 183
- Deal Memo 183
- Hiring Crew 183
- Casting Sessions 183
- Facilities 184
- Stunts 184
- Dailies 184
- Post-production 184
- Director's Cut 185
- Protection Against False Story-Theft Claims 185
- Obscenity 191
- Actors 191
- Admission to SAG 191
- Notable SAG Rules 193
- Rights of SAG Members 194
- AFTRA 196
- 8. Music 199
- Soundtracks 199
- Nature of Music Rights Needed 203
- Distribution of the Soundtrack Album 206
- 9. The Acquisition/Distribution Agreement 215
- Orchestrating the Distribution Deal 216
- Self-Defense Tips for Filmmakers 220
- 10. Negotiating Tactics and Strategies 251
- Techniques to Induce a Studio to Make a Deal 253
- 11. Creative Accounting 257
- Art Buchwald v. Paramount 257
- Creative Accounting
- Tricks of the Trade 262
- 12. Copyright 269
- Protecting Your Copyright and Title 270
- Copyright Basics 270
- Criteria for Copyright Protection 273
- Copyright Notice 279
- Rights of the Copyright Holder 280
- Limits on Copyright 281
- Ownership of Copyright 284
- Duration of Copyright 286
- Termination of Copyright Transfers 286
- Difference Between 1909 & 1976 Copyright Acts 286
- Copyright Registration and Deposit 287
- Advantages of Registration 287
- To Register a Copyright 289
- Registration After Berne 289
- Requirements of Registration upon Publication 290
- Transfers of Copyright Interests 290
- Artist's Moral Rights 296
- Writers Guild Registration 299
- 13. The First Amendment and the Right to Publicity 301
- 14. Defamation of Persons Depicted in Literary Works 307
- Constitutional Limitations 307
- Types of Defamation 308
- Publication 308
- Defenses and Privileges 309
- Public Figures and Public Officials 310
- 15. The Right of Privacy 317
- Intrusion Into One's Private Affairs 319
- Public Disclosure of Embarrassing Private Facts 320
- Appropriation 320
- False Light 320
- 16. Trademarks and Unfair Competition 327
- Trademarks 327
- Maintenance of the Mark 330
- Unfair Competition 330
- 17. Remedies 333
- Guild Remedies 334
- Arbitration 334
- Commencing AAA Arbitration 338
- Selecting an Arbitrator 338
- The Arbitration Hearing 339
- After the Award 340
- AFMA Arbitration 340
- Commencing AFMA Arbitration 340
- AFMA Pre-arbitration Settlement Procedure 341
- Arbitrator Fees 341
- Litigation 342
- Jurisdiction 344
- 18. Retaining Attorneys, Agents and Managers 347
- Attorneys 347
- Agents 352
- Personal Managers 367.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1879505665
- OCLC:
- 50478496
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