| Description |
xvi, 409 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Choosing your lawyer -- 3. Getting all your ducks in a row, by Bryce Menzies -- Media essentials. 4. Options: secure all necessary rights -- 5. Copyright: not the only thing to worry about -- 6. Creative control -- 7. Deal memos: quick but dangerous -- 8. Independent tv production: keep control -- 9. Script editing: a neglected area -- 10. Provisional certification: being an "Australian film" dosen't mean it has to be about Australia nor even about Australians -- 11. Titles: don't name yourself into a corner -- 12. Credits: of critical career importance -- 13. Negotiating: don't have it all your own way -- 14. In good faith: no different from "trust me" -- 15. Release me, let me go . . . by Michael Frankel AM -- 16. The producer offset tax scheme, by Nina Stevenson -- 17. Licensing television rights: negotiating the deal, by Greg Sitch -- 18. Music in film: sounds good, but is it legal? by Jules Munro -- 19. Music: many parties to deal with -- Online. 20. Online: a different legal world, by Morris Averill -- 21. Distributing and promoting films onlne, by Cameron Abbot and James Arnott -- 22. Online: levelling the playing field, by Raena Lea-Shannon -- Production Legals. 23. Locations: don't leave releases until the last minute -- 24. Co-productions: only if you have to -- 25. Facility deals: specify everything -- 26. E&O insurance: claims are rare but -- 27. Sequels: don't give them away (unless forced to) -- 28. Completion guarantees, by Lloyd Hart -- Distribution. 29. Distribution: check it through thoroughly -- 30. Sales agents: they're tough to deal with -- 31. Merchandising: everyone else is doing it -- 32. Renogotiating: there must be willingness on both sides -- 33. Follow the money, by Jane Cordon -- 34. Doing business with Hollywood - "the America way", by Paula Paizes -- Advertising. 35. Clearing an ad in time -- 36. A hitchhiker's guide to advertising law in Australia, by Tony Anismoff and Leanne Montibeler -- |
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General media business. 37. Entertainment visas: assume there'll be problems -- 38. Film care: storgae is important -- 39. Confidentiality: keep it a secret -- 40. Clarify the relationship -- 41. Employment: protect yourself -- 42. Defamation: when private reputations collide with creative endevour by Peter Banki and Diana Lawrence -- 43. Deadlines: Murphy's law always applies -- 44. Deferrals -- 45. Structuring the deal to minimise tax, by David Heidtman -- Legal stuff. 46. Understanding a contract to get the best out of your lawyer, by Susan Larsen-Scott -- 47. Legal costs: don't skimp -- 48. Reversions: limit them -- 49. Contracts: courts can decide they're unjust -- 50. Litigation: not an easy path -- 51. Injunctions: stop it -- 52. Limited liability: ceiling are ideal -- 53. Going solo or teaming up: define it |
| Summary |
Completely updated 2nd edition of Lyndon Sayer-Jones' 1993 publication which for the first time in Australian history, detangled the nature of Australian media law for non-lawyers |
| Analysis |
Advertising |
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Australian |
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Film industry |
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Information and communications technology |
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Law |
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Legal profession |
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Mass media |
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Music industry |
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Performing arts |
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Plain English |
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Television |
| Notes |
Previous edition: Law brief : the Australian film and television industry in the nineties : a film lawyer's guide for non lawyers |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Motion pictures -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Press law -- Australia.
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Telecommunication -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Television -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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| ISBN |
9780992397609 |
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