The creative artist's legal guide : copyright, trademark, and contracts in film and digital media production / Bill Seiter & Ellen Seiter.
Material type: TextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.Description: xi, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780300161199 (pbk.)
- Intellectual property -- United States
- Copyright and electronic data processing -- United States
- Digital media -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Copyright -- United States
- Trademarks -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Copyright -- Fictitious characters -- United States
- Contracts -- United States
- Fair use (Copyright) -- United States
- LAW / Intellectual Property / Copyright
- LAW / Intellectual Property / Trademark
- LAW / Intellectual Property / General
- LAW / Entertainment
- 346.7304/82 23
- LAW050010 | LAW050030 | LAW050000 | LAW033000
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In today's complex media environment, aspiring filmmakers and new media artists are as vulnerable as swimmers in shark-infested waters. This user-friendly guide supplies creative artists with the essential legal concepts needed to swim safely with lawyers, agents, executives, and other experts in intellectual property and business law. How do I copyright my screenplay? How can I clear rights for my film project? What can I do to avoid legal trouble when I produce my mockumentary? How do I ascertain whether a vintage novel is in the public domain? Is the trademark I've invented for my production company available? What about copyright and trademark rights overseas? If I upload my film to YouTube, do I give up any rights?Bill Seiter and Ellen Seiter answer these questions and countless others while also demystifying the fundamental principles of intellectual property. Clear and thorough, this plain-spoken and practical guide is essential for anyone seeking to navigate the rapidly changing media environment of today"-- Provided by publisher.
"User-friendly guide explains intellectual property law as it applies to fiction, screenwriting, all forms of filmmaking from celluloid to digital, animation, video gaming and other creative media"-- Provided by publisher.
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