Understanding the business of entertainment : the legal and business essentials all filmmakers should know / Gregory Bernstein.
2015
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Title
Understanding the business of entertainment : the legal and business essentials all filmmakers should know / Gregory Bernstein.
Published
Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2015.
Call Number
KF4302 .B47 2015
ISBN
9781138776432 (hbk.)
1138776432 (hbk.)
9781138775794 (pbk.)
1138775797 (pbk.)
9781315773131 (ebk)
1138776432 (hbk.)
9781138775794 (pbk.)
1138775797 (pbk.)
9781315773131 (ebk)
Description
xiii, 313 pages : forms ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)903633985
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Fisch Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Fisch Fund
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
1
SECTION 1
Law and Entertainment
7
ch. 1
Copyright Law
9
Introduction
9
In the Beginning
9
What Works Qualify for Copyright Protection?
12
What Can't Be Copyrighted?
15
When Does Copyright Ownership Begin, and What Do You Have to Do to Secure Copyright Ownership?
24
What Specific Rights Do Copyright Owners Receive?
25
Joint Works
30
Work for Hire
32
How Long Does Copyright Last?
33
Copyright Infringement
35
Fair Use
41
ch. 2
Music Copyright
55
Introduction
55
Music and Copyright Law
56
Music Publishing
63
Licenses
64
ch. 3
Copyright and Piracy
71
Introduction
71
The Betamax Case
72
Napster and Grokster
74
YouTube and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
77
Morality and Digital Piracy
78
ch. 4
International Copyright
83
The Berne Convention
83
Moral Rights
84
ch. 5
First Amendment Law
87
Introduction
87
Entertainment and "Speech"
88
Obscenity
90
Indecent Speech
91
The Internet and Indecent Speech
93
Violence in Entertainment
94
Voluntary Censorship
96
Libel and Slander
99
Invasion of Privacy
103
Defamation and Invasion of Privacy: Life Rights Agreements
106
SECTION 2
Entertainment Companies: Growth and Power
115
ch. 6
The FCC and Government Regulation of the Media
117
Introduction
117
Vertical and Horizontal Integration
118
The FCC: Basics
119
The Right to Broadcast
120
FCC Media Ownership Rules: 1934--1980
121
Film Regulation: 1934--1980
123
TV and Film Regulation Since 1980
123
Regulation: Where We Are Today
126
ch. 7
Media Growth and Ownership
127
Introduction
127
Film: The First Few Decades
128
The Early Days of Radio and Television
132
Media Conglomeration
135
Media Ownership Today
143
The Impact of Media Conglomeration
146
ch. 8
Unions, Agents and Managers
153
Entertainment Unions
153
Agents and Managers
163
SECTION 3
What Studios Do
171
ch. 9
Development
173
Choosing Ideas
173
Studio Film Development
179
Television Development
181
Some Thoughts About Development Hell
183
The End of Development
184
Which Studio Departments Manage Development?
185
Production and Post-Production: The Filmmakers Take Over
187
ch. 10
Distribution
191
Introduction
191
The Cost of Film Distribution
191
Distribution Strategy
193
Distribution Personnel and Activities
194
Following the Money
195
The Impact of High Distribution Costs
197
Television Distribution
199
Internet Distribution
204
Other Studio Departments
204
SECTION 4
Money and Contracts
209
A Few Words About the Negotiating Process
210
ch. 11
Gross and Net Proceeds
213
Introduction
213
Film Accounting: When is a Film "Profitable"?
213
Gross Proceeds and Net Proceeds
214
ch. 12
Entertainment Contracts
227
Introduction
227
Rights Agreements: Option/Purchase Contracts
227
Agreements for Screenwriters
239
Agreements for Directors
244
Agreements for Actors
249
Agreements for Producers
252
ch. 13
Independent Film Development, Financing, Contracts and Distribution
263
Introduction
263
Development
263
Film Financing
264
Television Financing
268
Negotiating Contracts with Independent Filmmakers
269
Film Distribution
270
Film Finance and Distribution Deals
271
SECTION 5
Voices
277
ch. 14
Making It Into the Business
279
Michael Poryes
279
Cynthia Kanner
281
Mike Knobloch
284
Hamilton Sterling
287
Dana Lustig
290
Maureen Tunney
293
Index
297