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May 24, 2013
Chicago’s leading Entertainment Law firm, Leavens, Strand, Glover & Adler, is pleased to announce its inaugural Entertainment Law Seminar: What In-House Lawyers Must Know About Exploiting Creative Content
Posted in Arts, Business Models, Channels, Content, Copyright, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Distribution, DMCA, Documentary Films, Entertainment, Events, Fair Use, Film & Filmmaking, Film Festivals, Film Production Incentives, Film School, Finance, International, Licensing, Marketing, Media, Music/Score, Online Marketing, Online Video Marketing, Ownership, Platforms, Production, Script Writing, Short Films, Theaters, Theatrical Release, trade secrets, trademarks, Uncategorized, Video |
Tags: intellectual property, Internet Protocol, LAw, Lawyer, Lawyers and Law Firms, Seminar, Services, Sound recording and reproduction
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September 7, 2011
The Weinstein Company‘s new endeavor will use existing digital distribution channels to deliver new films. have The new as-yet-unamed venture will be headquartered in New York and run by industry veterans Tom Quinn ( Magnolia) and legal consultant Jason Janego. http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/09/06/weinstein_co._launches_indie_label_poaches_magnolias_tom_quinn/
Posted in Business Models, Channels, Content, Distribution, Documentary Films, Finance, International, Licensing, Marketing, Media, Ownership, Production, Video |
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February 5, 2010
Technology and a new Sundance road show are helping festival organizers and filmmakers expand their audience. On Thursday, as the event heads into the closing weekend of its 11-day run, eight films and their directors will be in eight cities around the country, giving fans a taste of the nation’s top showcase for independent cinema […]
Posted in Distribution, Film Festivals, International, Ownership, Production, Short Films |
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October 20, 2009
Whether the image, voice, likeness or identity of deceased celebrities or lesser-known individuals may be exploited in commercial endeavors turns on the analysis of the individual’s “right of publicity” or the ability of the individual’s heirs to control that right. Generally speaking, analysis of right of publicity law presents significant challenges since there is no […]
Posted in Documentary Films, Film Festivals, International, Licensing, Ownership, Production, Short Films |
Tags: Celebrity, Consent, Deceased, Documentary, Illinois Laws, Life Story, Public Figures, Right of Privacy, Right of Publicity
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October 20, 2009
If I had a dollar for every poorly-written, ill-conceived and unfair distribution deal that came across my desk, I’d be producing films instead of writing about producing them! Too often, filmmakers are dazzled by the numbers that may result from an exceptional commercialization and so eager to land a deal that they leave common sense […]
Posted in Distribution, Film Festivals, Finance, International, Licensing, Music/Score, Ownership, Production |
Tags: Commericalization, Distribution, Distribution Fee, Exploitation, Film, Gross Receitps, Indemnity, Licenisng, Revenue Share, Warranty
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