Problem?  A good lawyer?  Ahh – that’s a good answer!

 

This is a must-have handbook for all filmmakers and at £15.00 it’s a steal.  Tony Morris – private practice solicitor has given extensive advice in the media and entertainment spheres and his industry knowledge is second to none.

Producers need help with a myriad of legal matters when making films.  Copyright is a major one.  The book illuminates some of these issues and includes copyright created by an employee, freelances the first owner of the copyright in a film, sound recording, infringement, commissioning a copyrighted work, protecting an idea and many others.  It also addresses when works of music are free from copyright and many other issues.

Contracts are addressed – as well as the use of music in scenes.

An overview of the chapters includes:-  Aspiring copyright assignments and licences, protecting an idea, moral rights, performers’ rights, underlying literary works, third party and other material fair use, interviews, music, titles names and trademarks, confidentiality, privacy, defamation, rights of publicity, sponsorship and product placement, locations, documentaries, animation, preliminary considerations, constructing a contract, contracting the team, contracting the production, exploitation,  miscellaneous, and etc.

You can obtain a copy of this “filmmakers’ bible” on Amazon or at any good bookshop. For further information, watch this space!

The Filmmakers’ Legal Guide – Tony Morris £15.00 Brown Dog Books, Hard copy of the book available on Kindle through Amazon or tony.morris@Swanturton.com

 

Penny Nair Price