Master Class Archive: Filmmaker's Legal Toolkit: From Protecting IP Through Negotiating Distribution

Every filmmaker needs a Legal Toolkit to help maneuver through the complex field of intellectual rights acquisition and protection. In this live, three-hour, online master class, Janis Nelson, General Counsel at the Sundance Institute, moderates a panel discussion for producers, directors and screenwriters, which will reveal what you need to know about managing - and protecting - intellectual property from development through distribution. 

Topics presented will include:

• How the law and filmmaking intersect
• The concept of intellectual property
• Copyright law
• 1st Amendment rights, including life rights
• The international landscape of rights
• Licensing rights
• Sales agents
• The back-end
• Useful resources (online and industry-based)