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The Changing Music Industry

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Oct 25Categories: Music, Music Business, Music Licensing, Music Publishing, Uncategorized

A fantastic article in The Economist on the changing music industry. It’s not dying, but the change is a killer for many. Thanks to Mark Mazzetti of Record Company in a Box for forwarding. http://www.economist.com/node/17199460?story_id=17199460&CFID=145333777&CFTOKEN=68357417.

2010 USC Institute on Entertainment Law and Business

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Oct 24Categories: Copyright, Film Producing, Filmmakers, Life Rights, LLC - Incorporation, Music Licensing, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Producing, Public Domain, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production, Trademark

Saturday I attended the 2010 USC Institute on Entertainment Law & Business – terrific speakers on the state and future of the industry. The quality of the topics was exceeded only by the high caliber and knowledge of the speakers. Highlights...

My “On The Page” Interview is Up!

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Oct 16Categories: Copyright, Film Producing, Filmmakers, Life Rights, LLC - Incorporation, Music Licensing, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Producing, Public Domain, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production, Trademark, Uncategorized

My interview with screenwriting teacher and consultant Pilar Alessandra is now up and available! Our wide ranging conversation was focused on Legal and Business Do’s and Don’ts for screenwriters, and covered many hypotheticals and real world,...

“On The Page” Interview to Air October 15th

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Oct 07Categories: Copyright, Film Producing, Filmmakers, Life Rights, Music Licensing, Privacy Rights, Producing, Public Domain, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production, Uncategorized

This week I had the honor of being interviewed on Pilar Alessandra’s excellent Podcast “On The Page,” a fantastic source of information about the craft and business of screenwriting. www.onthepage.tv The topic for the interview was “Legal...

Copyright Clearance – An issues list, and “fair use.”

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Sep 19Categories: Copyright, Film Producing, Filmmakers, Life Rights, Music Licensing, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Producing, Public Domain, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production, Trademark

Whether you are a producer, director, screenwriter, novelist, or photographer, it is imperative you stay focused on copyright, privacy and publicity clearance issues. Having an unlicensed piece of footage in your film may mean the difference between a...

First the Contract, Then the Work

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Sep 10Categories: Copyright, Film Producing, Filmmakers, LLC - Incorporation, Music Licensing, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Producing, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production

Before you start – or have someone else start – filming, or writing, or composing, or doing whatever creative thing that’s being contemplated – get the necessary contracts drafted and signed! At first blush, this advice may seem...

Using the intellectual property of others? Permission is the key!

Author: adminOn: Oct 24Categories: Copyright, Music Licensing, Screenwriting

In National Lampoon’s Animal House, several imposing gents ask a group of scared young frat boys, [in a deep imposing voice], “May we dance with your dates?” The would-be dancers had the class to ask politely before holding close the girls that...