4th Edition

Media Law for Producers

By Philip Miller Copyright 2004
422 Pages
by Routledge

422 Pages
by Routledge

399 Pages
by Routledge

Media Law for Producers is a comprehensive handbook that explains, in lay terms, the myriad legal issues that the producer will face on a regular basis - contracts, permits, defamation, patents, releases and insurance, libel, royalties and residuals, as well as protecting the finished production. This revised and expanded edition includes such Internet-related topics as Internet music law, online... Read more
Foreword * Preface * Media Law: An Overview * Managing Relationships: Contracts and the Media Production Process * Getting it in Writing: Sample Media Production Contracts * Getting Permission: Copyright Concerns During Media Production * Playing It Safe: Permits, Releases, Libel and Production Insurance * Adding Music: Special Concerns Surrounding the Use of Music in Media Production * Going Multimedia: Legal Issues Related to Interactive and Internet Productions * Working with Guilds and Unions * Wrapping It Up: Protecting Your Finished Production * Appendices * Glossary * Bibliography * Index

Biography

Philip H. Miller

"a must-have resource for anyone seriously involved in producing a media project regardless of the subject matter or format." - Bookwatch