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The Three Parts of Film Production Insurance Explained by a Broker
30 October, 2023 • Mike GronerMike Groner: Production insurance I would break down into three different parts. The first being the liability; that’s your commercial general liability, also known as public liability. That’s the bodily injury or property damage to the public. No equipment vendor is going to let you out the door without liability insu...
What is incidental inclusion?
3 January, 2023 • Nathaniel LymanI get asked all the time about the concept of incidental inclusion and while it is a feature in the Copyright Act (Canada) that does allow the use of copyrighted materials without permission, I always caution clients to not rely on that. Essentially, it has to be incidental; i.e., not deliberate. So, that means if you ...
Why do fictional character names need to be researched?
3 October, 2022 • Nathaniel LymanIn a scripted context, it is an important step for there to be a script report that is ordered. This is a research document done by a separate research company and they will take the proper names used in the script (full character names with first and last names), proper names of fictitious businesses or organizations ...
Does the film insurance clearance lawyer ever work with the film production art department?
29 September, 2022 • Nathaniel LymanI always advise clients to work with the art department and the production designer in the lead-up to the shoot. Oftentimes, there are props, set dec, or other items that make it onto the frame that contain copyrighted works or have trademarks. Or products could be used in a way that the owner of those products did not...
Can an Idea be Copyrighted? | Film Producer's E&O Insurance
26 September, 2022 • Nathaniel LymanThere is no copyright in ideas but there is copyright in specific expression of ideas. So, if you have an idea and you are able to express it in some sort of work that is defined in the Copyright Act (Canada); e.g., if you write it down, it’s a literary work; if you film it, it’s a cinematographic work; if you put it i...
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