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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,...

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...

Thanks to the Pacific Northwest Writers Association

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Jul 25Categories: Copyright, Filmmakers, Life Rights, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Screenwriting, Uncategorized

Special thanks to the Pacific Northwest Writers Association for including me in their Breaking into Screenwriting Panel Friday! I greatly enjoyed hearing from my fellow panel members, Pat White, Diane Mettler, Bill Schreiber and Royce Buckingham. While...

Life Rights, Privacy Rights and the Right of Publicity

Author: Gano LemoineOn: Apr 19Categories: Life Rights, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting

A question I’m often asked is whether a writer or filmmaker needs to purchase the “life rights” for a story waiting to be told. This question comes up when someone wants to tell a story involving real life events, and therefore involving...

What is the â€œPublic Domain,â€ and how do I get there?

Author: adminOn: Oct 21Categories: Copyright, Novel Writing, Public Domain, Screenwriting

Writers are always trying to crack that next great story â€“ trying to invent a cast of compelling characters, set in a compelling world, propelled through a dynamic plot thatâ€™s sure to engage the reader â€“ be it a movie-exec, script...