Clearance & copyright
Subtitle: everything you need to know for film and television
By: Michael C. Donaldson + Lisa A. Callif
Contributors: Callif, Lisa A., author
Edition: 4th edition, revised, updated & expanded.
Publisher: Silman-James Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 558
ISBN-13: 9781935247128
Subjects: Motion pictures; Popular works; Copyright; Copyright clearinghouses
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. A stroll through copyright law. Copyright and ideas: the big picture; title: Fair use; title: Parody, satire, and jokes; title: Public domain; title: Characters and costumes; title: Part II. Getting a script completed. Acquiring the rights to someone else's property; title: Hiring a scriptwriter: work for hire; title: Writing with a partner; title: Buying someone else's completed script; title: Final steps: script clearance, insurance, copyright registration; title: Part III. Principal photography. Others who may have rights in your film; title: All those pesky people who show up in your film; title: Shooting without permission and journalist privilege; title: Trademarks, logos, and business signage; title: Clearing all the music in your film; title: Hiring a composer to write original music; title: Clearing film clips; title: Part IV. Post-production. Title clearance; title: E&O insurance; title: Chain of title; title: Registering copyright for your completed film; title: Copyright infringement; title: Copyright on the Internet; title: International copyright; title: Legal referral services.