Can You Copyright a Film Treatment?
As a filmmaker, you’ve likely encountered plenty of situations in which you sought rights to use copyrighted works such as music or the written work of an author. Copyright law protects these and other works to prevent others from using or otherwise recreating the works without explicit permission. In fact, copyright law protects your script, […]
Legal Concerns in Producing a Film About Someone’s Biography
Filmmakers frequently engage in projects that can take a variety of potential legal turns, it’s really all part of the process. Particularly, when a filmmaker is interested in producing a film about someone’s biography there are a number of legal considerations which must be made ahead of time. As well as those which are made […]
What is Film Copyright Infringement & How Does it Happen?
As a filmmaker, you’ve certainly heard the term copyright infringement before? The legal implications of film copyright infringement represent incredibly serious concerns for filmmakers that are frequently overlooked for a variety of reasons. But intellectual property rights, and the laws surrounding U.S. Copyright protections are in place for a good reason and the protection of […]
Motion Picture Film Copyright Laws & Legal Protections for Intellectual Property
The use of copyrighted material is commonplace in the film industry. Filmmakers use copyrighted intellectual property as the basis for their own scripts or film projects, they use copyrighted footage within the movies and motion pictures that they produce, and they incorporate copyrighted songs and music into their productions. The list of ways that filmmakers […]
Legal Issues During Film Development
Legal Issues During Film Development The development of a film from a simple idea into a full-fledged script. That includes detailed character outlines and unique dialogue within a controlled and pre-defined setting is a complex process. When developing a film project, you’re likely to face a number of potential legal issues during film development regardless […]
Understanding Important Laws About Animals in Films
The introduction of animals into the entertainment industry dates back as far as 1870. When animal talent was present in various theatrical shows then known as vaudeville shows. In fact, animal talent has been present in film media. Since the 1920s when motion pictures would replace vaudeville shows. This is basically just as long as […]
Important Copyright Law for Documentary Films
Throughout the course of a documentary filmmaker’s career they are bound to face various challenges, particularly those that apply to copyright law for documentary films. Whether it’s fair use representations. Or the need to license footage or files that are to be incorporated into a documentary. These filmmakers are consistently facing new challenges in acquiring […]
What Does Film Copyright Cover?
What Does Film Copyright Cover? The digital age has brought forth a rise in the number and frequency of films that are created by producers all over the world, but it’s also created a more volatile market where copyright infringement occurs more frequently than ever before. Film copyrights provide unique protections for those who create […]
A Guide to Screenplay Adaptation Law & Legal Challenges in Adapting Literary Works for Film
Whether you’ve garnered interest in a novel, memoir, article, or some other literary works that you’d like to adapt into a screenplay for a film project. There are bound to be legal challenges involved. In fact, anytime a literary work is to be used as an adaptation for a screenplay the challenges. Particularly those relative […]
What is Included in a PPM Agreement for Film?
Raising capital for a film production is one of the greatest challenges independent filmmakers face. Fortunately, a number of potential options exist when it comes to raising film production capital. Whether through equity investments, the selling of corporate shares. And through things like independent financing. But whenever production intends to sell shares, the release of […]