Clearance & Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know

Provides filmmakers with advice on rights issues, from the initial acquisition of material through preproduction, production, postproduction, and final release. Written in plain English, coverage includes acquiring the rights to someone else's idea, public domain, buying scripts, registering copyright, chain of title, clearing music, parody, and registering copyright for a completed film. Includes sample forms and letters, a glossary, and a listing of legal referral services. For those in the film and video community. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.