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July 19, 2014
A production company in California, Bengal Mangle Productions, has filed a lawsuit against Seth MacFarlane alleging copyright infringement over the 2012 movie about a foul-mouthed stuffed toy “Ted”.
Posted in Arts, Content, Copyright, Entertainment, Film & Filmmaking, Film School, Media, Ownership, Script Writing, Video |
Tags: Arts, Character, Commericalization, Copyright, Distribution, Exploitation, Film, Film Production, filmmaker, Filmmaking, Infrignement, intellectual property, Literature, MacFarlane, Scripts, Ted
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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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April 9, 2013
Five Legal Questions To Ask BEFORE Crowd-funding You Next Film (or Creative) Project Intro I recently had the opportunity to share the stage at a Chicago VentureShot Community panel presentation on crowdfunding an independent film project. My client successfully raised enough funds to produce his film through the Crowdfunding site KickStarter.com. Due to the unpredictable […]
Posted in Arts, Blogging, Budgets, Business Models, Channels, Content, Copyright, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Distribution, Documentary Films, Entertainment, Fair Use, Film & Filmmaking, Film Festivals, Film Production Incentives, Film School, Finance, Marketing, Media, Music/Score, Online Marketing, Online Video Marketing, Ownership, Platforms, Production, Script Writing, Short Films, State Incentives, Tax Credit, Theaters, trademarks, Video, Work-For-Hire |
Tags: Copyright, Creative, Crowd-funding, Film, Filmmaking, Finance, Kickstarter, LAw, LEgal, Project, Questions, Script, trademark
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March 13, 2013
What does it mean to be a creative professional in Chicago? That is the topic for discussions during the Chicago Tribune’s Trib Nation event Chicago Forward: The Future of the Arts in Chicago being held tonight, March 13, 2013 at 6:00 PM. In the Chase Auditorium at 10 South Dearborn. The event proposes to discuss […]
Posted in Arts, Business Models, Content, Copyright, Distribution, Documentary Films, Fair Use, Film Festivals, Film Production Incentives, Film School, Finance, Licensing, Marketing, Media, Music/Score, Online Marketing, Online Video Marketing, Platforms, Production, Script Writing, Short Films, State Incentives, Theaters, Theatrical Release, trademarks, Uncategorized, Video, Work-For-Hire |
Tags: Arts, Band, Choreography, Concerts, Creative, Culture, Dance, Development, Film, History, Museums, Music, Musicians, Playwrights, Professional, Theater, Venues
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April 12, 2012
April 11, 2012 Via Chris Henson, New Orleans Indie Movie Examiner “The film industry in New Orleans, and in Louisiana in general, is booming. But it is not only the major studio productions coming to the Crescent City. Independent filmmaking has also exploded in the area. Non-profit organizations like the New Orleans Video Access Center […]
Posted in Budgets, Business Models, Call For Entries, Casting, Channels, Content, Copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Distribution, DMCA, Documentary Films, Fair Use, Film Festivals, Film Production Incentives, Finance, Licensing, Marketing, Media, Music/Score, Online Marketing, Online Video Marketing, Ownership, Platforms, Production, Script Writing, Short Films, State Incentives, Tax Credit, Theaters, Theatrical Release, trademarks, Video, Work-For-Hire |
Tags: deal, deal making, Film, filmmaker, Finance, new Orleans, Novac, production, Video
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March 14, 2012
It is increasingly common for film producers to use LLCs as a way to raise funds for production and limit liability of the producers and investors. Below is a checklist of provisions that should be discussed with production counsel prior to forming your LLC. 1. Introductory Clauses and Definitions (Both are optional but common; these […]
Posted in Content, Copyright, Distribution, Documentary Films, Fair Use, Film Festivals, Film Production Incentives, Finance, Licensing, Marketing, Media, Music/Score, Ownership, Production, Script Writing, Short Films, State Incentives, Tax Credit, Theaters, trademarks, Uncategorized, Work-For-Hire |
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June 28, 2011
Film Production is inherently a collaborative process. Co-Authoring a script can be a great way to develop your creative side. Yet, co-authorship has its own risks. Film Threat has a great piece on some of the issues that should be addressed.
Posted in Business Models, Content, Copyright, Distribution, Documentary Films, Film Festivals, Ownership, Production, Script Writing, Short Films, Uncategorized |
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