The Many Meanings of “Fair Use”
So your documentary has commercial interest and high revenue earning potential. And you’ve secured all of the agreements, releases, and…
Fernando Ramirez, Esq.
FERNANDO RAMIREZ, ESQ. is an attorney in private practice in New York City, where he lives with his wife and 12-year-old son/aspiring doc-maker. He graduated from Fordham University and earned his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. His work involves transactional entertainment law. He drafts, reviews, and negotiates industry agreements, and he advises on copyright, trademark, contracts, privacy, and business formation matters for independent filmmakers, executive producers, media personalities, songwriters, personal managers, independent labels, and nonprofit film organizations.
Legal: Pay Per View or Mobile Phone
Every time a new type of technology is developed in the entertainment industry, including in motion pictures, issues arise regarding…
What Rolled Up Must Come Down
Written by? Created by? Screenplay by? Screen credit can define a writer’s career—in fact, the exact words that rolled up…
Acing the Deal
Distribution. The Deal. That’s the goal of any independent producer after finishing production within budget and on schedule. Ideally, a…