The pocket lawyer for filmmakers a legal toolkit for independent producers
* You have an idea you want to pitch to a production company; how do you safeguard your concept?* There's a painting in the background of your independent film; is it necessary to clear the rights? * The screenplay you and a friend wrote gets optioned; how do you split the proceeds fairly?* How...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Focal Press
c2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626894906719 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers: A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers; Copyright; CONTENTS; DISCLAIMER; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; 1 OVERVIEW OF THE POCKET LAWYER; INTRODUCTION; FILMMAKER FAQS; 2 LEGAL BUILDING BLOCKS: CONTRACT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; 1 COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; WHAT IS A COPYRIGHT?; EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT; THE FILM PROPERTY; 2 ISSUES IN FILM CONTRACTING; DEAL POINTS; WHO ARE THE PARTIES?; WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?; WHAT ARE YOU GIVING IN EXCHANGE FOR WHAT YOU'RE GETTING?; WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE OR ARE YOU GIVING UP?
- WHAT PROMISES ARE BEING MADE?WHAT PROTECTIONS DO YOU HAVE?; WHAT RULES GOVERN THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES?; WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG?; 3 THE PRODUCTION COMPANY; FILMMAKING IS A BUSINESS; 3 SETTING UP THE PRODUCTION COMPANY; BUSINESS CONCEPTS; TYPES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES; LOAN-OUT COMPANIES; 4 YOUR PROFESSIONAL TEAM; ATTORNEYS; ACCOUNTANTS; INSURANCE; 5 FINANCING YOUR MOVIE; PAY FOR THE FILM OUT OF POCKET; DEBT; EQUITY; INVESTORS AND SECURITIES LAWS; STEP BY STEP: SECURITIES COMPLIANCE; 4 DEVELOPMENT; CREATING, ACQUIRING, AND MANAGING THE FILM PROPERTY
- 6 IDEA RIGHTS: (PROTECTING YOUR PITCHES AND AVOIDING IDEA ""THEFT"")NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS AND SUBMISSION RELEASES; GOALS AND DEALS; DEAL POINTS: SUBMISSION RELEASE; DEAL POINTS: NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (NDA); LAW: PROTECTING IDEAS AND THE "NOVELTY" REQUIREMENT; BUSINESS ISSUES: FINANCES AND COSTS; NEGOTIATION TIPS AND TRICKS; STEP BY STEP: PROTECTING AN IDEA; FOLLOW-UP; 7 CREATING A SCREENPLAY; WRITING THE SCREENPLAY BY YOURSELF (SOLE AUTHORSHIP); WRITING COLLABORATION (WRITING PARTNERS AND JOINT AUTHORSHIP); DEAL POINTS; THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA); 8 ACQUIRING SCREENPLAY RIGHTS
- BUYING RIGHTSTHE SCREENPLAY OPTION/PURCHASE; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: THE OPTION AGREEMENT; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT; HIRING A SCREENWRITER; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: WRITER'S SERVICES AGREEMENT; SCREENPLAY ADAPTATIONS; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: THE LITERARY PROPERTY ACQUISITION AGREEMENT; LIFE STORY RIGHTS; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: LIFE RIGHTS CONSENT AND RELEASE; 9 CHAIN OF TITLE: THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR COPYRIGHT; WHAT IS A CHAIN OF TITLE?; COPYRIGHT SEARCHES AND PERMISSIONS; COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION; ©-THE COPYRIGHT NOTICE; COPYRIGHT RECORDATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND TRANSFERS
- CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP5 PRE-PRODUCTION; 10 HIRING CAST AND CREW-A LOT OF LAW TO WORRY ABOUT; FEDERAL AND STATE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS - AN OVERVIEW; UNIONS; SERVICE AGREEMENTS; CHECKLIST: ELEMENTS OF A SERVICE AGREEMENT; 11 THE PRODUCER'S SERVICES AGREEMENT; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: PRODUCER'S SERVICES AGREEMENT; 12 THE DIRECTOR'S SERVICES AGREEMENT; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: DIRECTOR'S SERVICES AGREEMENT; 13 CREW SERVICES AGREEMENT; MAJOR DEAL POINTS: CREW'S SERVICES AGREEMENT; 14 PERFORMERS; THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG); THE PERFORMER'S SERVICES AGREEMENT
- MAJOR DEAL POINTS: ACTOR'S SERVICES AGREEMENT
