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The Delicate Art of Making a Bio Pic w/o Getting Permission (Part 2)
25 June, 2015 • Jeff Young and Tarek ElneweihiRights of Publicity The Right of Publicity is both a statutory and a common law right to limit the public use of one's name, likeness and/or identity, particularly for commercial purposes. As opposed to the Right of Privacy, the Right of Publicity survives death. The applicable law is based on the person’s domicile whe...
The Delicate Art of Making a Bio Pic w/o Getting Permission (Part 3)
25 June, 2015 • Jeff Young and Tarek ElneweihiThe court ruled: Many titles, however, include a well-known name without any overt indication of authorship or endorsement--for example, the hit song "Bette Davis Eyes," and the recent film "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean." To some people, these titles might implicitly suggest that the named cel...
Blurring the Lines of Music Infringement Law - 3 Perspectives in One
17 June, 2015 • Jeff YoungImage credit: Shutterstock For many years of my life, I have had the pleasure of enjoying three simultaneous careers. I am a senior member of the Bar of British Columbia, Canada focusing on entertainment law, I am a member of the State Bar of California, USA, regularly dealing with my colleagues in Hollywood, and I am ...
How To Call A Wrap On Top Film Insurance Claims
12 June, 2015 • Adam GrenvilleFilm Insurance Claims Examples The average moviegoer only hears about film production insurance when it makes the headlines. After the tragic death of Paul Walker during the filming of Fast & Furious 7 in November 2013, the trade and popular media reported how it led to the largest movie insurance claim in history ...
Producers E&O: Avatar Producer Receives Credit Where Credit Is Earned
26 May, 2015 • David HamiltonJames Cameron's Avatar and E&O Insurance TV & Film Producers E&O protects producers from unfounded claims alleging misappropriation of film story ideas. Avatar is a movie that was released in 2009. Most people think James Cameron came up with it, including James Cameron. Until one day a man spoke out and cl...
Film production cast insurance and artists' hobbies/outside interests
20 May, 2015 • David HamiltonPhoto credit: Shutterstock Royalty-free stock photo ID: 502977010 Harrison Ford and film production insurance. These terms go together like peanut butter and nuclear warfare. Han Solo is at it again. After being injured on the set of Star Wars, Ford was injured again in a minor plane crash in 2015. While flying his vin...
Power/Rangers and Producer's E&O Insurance | E&O for Parody Filmmakers
13 May, 2015 • David HamiltonPower/Rangers and E&O Insurance E&O for Parody Filmmakers | The Issue of Parody: The 2015 fan short film Power/Rangers likely didn’t have producers errors & omissions insurance. A music video director by the name of Joseph Kahn posted a 14-minute Power Rangers parody on YouTube and it quickly went viral, ga...
Canada's largest film insurance broker acquires cultureONE Inc.
1 May, 2015 • David HamiltonVancouver, Canada - - May 1, 2015 - - Front Row is pleased to announce the acquisition of cultureONE. As the leading brokerage in the Canadian performing arts scene, cultureONE provides innovative insurance solutions for theatre, dance, and opera producers and protects iconic Canadian venues such as Massey Hall, the Fo...
Storm damage and your film production insurance policy (US & Canada)
15 December, 2014 • David HamiltonSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1093124054 | Shutterstock Storm Damage on Set Some film productions shooting on location have experienced heavy rainfall and strong wind. Storm damage can be mitigated by your film insurance policy. Some areas of B.C. have experienced flooding, the partial collapse of a seawall, and...
First broker to offer short-term film insurance policies online
15 October, 2014 • Meghan StickneyShort-term production insurance online program Vancouver, Canada -- October 15, 2014 -- Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of their new short-term production insurance online program. This will allow filmmakers to obtain quotes for short-term projects in less than five minutes 365 days a...
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