Clearance & Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know by Michael C. Donaldson (1996, Paperback)

Key Details
Author:	Michael C. Donaldson
Language:	English
Publisher:	Silman-James Pr
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	1879505304
ISBN-13:	9781879505308

Additional Details
Edition Number:	1

Size
Length:	276 pages
Height:	9.3 in
Width:	7.3 in
Thickness:	0.8 in
Weight:	16.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Provides filmmakers with advice on rights issues, from the initial acquisition of material through preproduction, production, postproduction, and final release. Written in plain English, coverage includes acquiring the rights to someone else's idea, public domain, buying scripts, registering copyright, chain of title, clearing music, parody, and registering copyright for a completed film. Includes sample forms and letters, a glossary, and a listing of legal referral services. For those in the film and video community. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

This well-written, legalese-free guide provides filmmakers with essential advice on almost every conceivable rights issues they might encounter - from the initial acquisition of material through the situations encountered in preproduction, production, postproduction, and final release. Armed with this book, filmmakers can protect themselves and their work from disastrous legal actions and save thousands of dollars in legal fees.