PBS films require great performances backstage; rights clearances and contract negotiations are in the frontline of producers' responsibilities
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Independent producers making documentaries for public television need to take several legal steps during the work process. First is the preparation of a proposal for potential funding sources. Once the proposal has been approved, agreements with principal funders must be made. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programs have PBS Program Policies to comply with. The producer must allow obtain clearances for all third-party matter in the program and comply with relevant laws and regulations. When programs will be broadcast outside the US, the producer may also have foreign laws to comply with. Detailed records of the rights obtained should be kept.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Everything that communicates must converge; the merging of technology and services and the growth of the 'Net raise thorny legal issues
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The Federal Communications Commission used to consider Internet service providers telco cusomers rather than telcos. This may change with Internet telephony and video, since these are telecommunication. Fair competition in the telecommunications industry given the changes wrought by the Internet is sure to occupy future legislative and regulatory debate. With unlimited online access anywhere in the world available for about $20/mo, Internet telephony is probably the fastest-growing Internet service, and Internet video poses a similar threat.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Old records may embody many rights; recent cases show that thorny issues arise when new, innovative works incorporate the vintage performances of other artists
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Recent increases in the use of older recordings and in the use of the performer's name and likeness form the basis for two recent cases. Agee v Paramount Communications concerned the extent to which the owner of a copyright in a sound recording has the exclusive right to create an audiovisual work incorporating it. Rostropovich v Koch International involved the use of an artist's present likeness and his name to suggest endorsement of a product he recorded some 30 years ago and has no rights to.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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