Fair Use

Contracts & Business Needs of Film Production – and why.

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Mar 11Categories: Copyright, Corporate Formalities, Corporate Governance, Fair Use, Film Producing, Filmmakers, Life Rights, LLC - Incorporation, Music Business, Music Licensing, Music Publishing, Novel Writing, Producing, Public Domain, Screenwriting, Television Production, Trademark, Uncategorized

Filmmakers and writers often let the contract and business details be a second – or third or forth priority, which is unfortunate. Neglecting contracts and business formalities may prevent getting investors into a movie, or may cause a host of other...

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Parody, Fair Use, Or Copyright Infringement?

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Oct 26Categories: Copyright, Fair Use, Film Producing, Filmmakers, Parody, Producing, Public Domain, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production, Trademark, Uncategorized

A recent question asked whether a project was a permissible “parody” of a preexisting work, or whether the project was too close to the original and was therefore an impermissible rip off – a/k/a copyright infringement. The answer can...

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