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LEGAL BUILDING BLOCKS: CONTRACT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
READ THIS SECTION FIRST!
Two key legal areas every filmmaker must become acquainted with are intellectual property law and contract law. These are the building blocks of every agreement used in motion picture and video production. You will get the most benefit if you first read the following section before diving into the rest of the book.
A more detailed discussion of intellectual property and contract law can be found at the back of the book in:
Appendix A: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law, p. 247, and
Appendix B: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Contract Law, p. 283
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