The subjects of documentaries are many and diverse, as are the legal needs of those who make them. Our award-winning clients -- who produce documentary series and specials for public broadcasting, commercial television, and premium cable channels, as well as for theatrical release -- engage us in all facets of documentary financing, production and distribution. We negotiate employment contracts on behalf of individuals working as network producers. We represent independent producers at festivals such as Sundance. For production companies and individual documentary makers alike, we offer a range of services that include drafting and negotiating financing and distribution deals, acquiring rights in underlying works (such as non-fiction articles and books), and negotiations with crew members, with special attention to guild-related issues. Privacy and publicity issues also are addressed, down to the finer details of appearance agreements and location releases. Our clients also rely on our decades of experience in defamation and copyright "compliance" review, where we emphasize practical ways of realizing producers' goals.
See also:
Book Publishing | Copyright | Defamation | Executive Employment Agreements | Motion Pictures | Privacy & Publicity Rights | Television
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