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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):
- Contracts--United States.
- Contracts.
- Copyright and electronic data processing--United States.
- Copyright and electronic data processing.
- Copyright--Characters--United States.
- Copyright.
- Copyright--United States.
- Digital media--Law and legislation--United States.
- Digital media.
- Fair use (Copyright)--United States.
- Fair use (Copyright).
- Intellectual property--United States.
- Intellectual property.
- Trademarks--Law and legislation--United States.
- Trademarks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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 lawHow 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 overseas? If I upload my film to YouTube, 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 of today.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Copyright
- 2. Trademarks
- 3. Terms And Conditions
- 4. Contracts
- 5. Rights Of Privacy And Publicity
- 6. Internet And New Media
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: How To Register A Copyright
- Appendix 2: How To Register A Trademark
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613681294
- 9781280770524
- 128077052X
- 9780300183542
- 0300183542
- OCLC:
- 798210568
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