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The creative artist's legal guide : copyright, trademark, and contracts in film and digital media production / Bill Seiter & Ellen Seiter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Seiter, William J., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intellectual property--United States.
- Intellectual property.
- Copyright--Fictitious characters.
- Digital media--Law and legislation.
- United States.
- Copyright and electronic data processing--United States.
- Copyright and electronic data processing.
- Digital media--Law and legislation--United States.
- Digital media.
- Copyright--United States.
- Copyright.
- Trademarks--Law and legislation--United States.
- Trademarks.
- Trademarks--Law and legislation.
- Copyright--Fictitious characters--United States.
- Contracts--United States.
- Contracts.
- Fair use (Copyright)--United States.
- Fair use (Copyright).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In today's complex media environment, aspiring filmmakers and new media artists are as vulnerable as swimmers in shark-infested waters. This user-friendly guide supplies creative artists with the essential legal concepts needed to swim safely with lawyers, agents, executives, and other experts in intellectual property and business law.
- How do I copyright my screenplay? How can I clear rights for my film project? What can I do to avoid legal trouble when I produce my mockumentary? How do I ascertain whether a vintage novel is in the public domain? Is the trademark I've invented for my production company available? What about copyright and trademark rights overscas? If I upload my film to You Tube, do I give up any rights?
- Bill Seiter and Ellen Seiter answer these questions and countless others while also demystifying the fundamental principles of intellectual property. Clear and thorough, this plain-spoken and practical guide is essential for anyone seeking to navigate the rapidly changing media environment. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Copyright 1
- 2 Trademarks 64
- 3 Terms and Conditions 115
- 4 Contracts 136
- 5 Rights of Privacy and Publicity 169
- 6 Internet and New Media 192.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 0300183542
- 9780300183542
- Publisher Number:
- 99951769728
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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