| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Summary |
"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. |
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"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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Copyright -- Trademarks -- Terms and conditions -- Contracts -- Rights of privacy and publicity -- Internet and new media -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: How to register a copyright -- Appendix 2: How to register a trademark. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intellectual property -- United States.
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Intellectual property. |
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United States. |
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Copyright and electronic data processing -- United States.
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Copyright and electronic data processing. |
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Digital media -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Digital media -- Law and legislation. |
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Copyright -- United States.
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Copyright. |
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Trademarks -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Trademarks -- Law and legislation. |
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Copyright -- Fictitious characters -- United States.
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Copyright -- Fictitious characters. |
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Contracts -- United States.
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Contracts. |
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Fair use (Copyright) -- United States.
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Fair use (Copyright) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Seiter, Ellen, 1957-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Seiter, William J., 1953- Creative artist's legal guide. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012 9780300161199 (DLC) 2011052838 (OCoLC)759174452 |
| ISBN |
0300183542 (electronic book) |
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9780300183542 (electronic book) |
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9780300161199 (paperback) |
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0300161190 (paperback) |
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