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104 articles

• 16 Tips For Negotiating International Film Distribution (Law360, June 6, 2014)
• Attention Filmmakers: Here's What You Need to Know About Malpractice Insurance (IndieWire)
• Attention, Filmmakers: Here's What You Need to Know about Chain of Title (IndieWire)
• Auteur, Defend Thyself! (The Hollywood Reporter, 1994) PDF
• Blurred Lines: Free Speech and the Right of Publicity (LA Daily Journal, Jan. 29, 2014) PDF
• The Brave New World of Production Incentives (Focus In, Oct. 2004) PDF
• Breaking Into Show Biz
• Chasing Money: How to Attract Capital to Your Movie by Thinking Like an Investor (Drama Beat Newspaper) PDF
• Collaborations and Co-Productions PDF
• Contract Law as A Remedy for Story Theft
• Copyright Notice for Multimedia Works
• Copyright Registration of Multimedia Works
• Copyright Registration of Scripts & Films
• The Court Declines to Accept this Suit (LA Daily Journal, July 23, 2013) PDF
• Creative Accounting
• Crowd-Funding For Filmmakers
• Dealmaking Tips for Film and Television: The Acquisition/Distribution Agreement
• Desperately Seeking Distribution (Indie Slate, Issue 43, 2006) PDF
• Distribution 101: Foreign Sales Agent
• Distribution and the Indie Filmmaker
• Do I Need a Release? PDF
• Do Your Actors Own Your Film? (IndieWire)
• Documentary Filmmakers Adopt Position on Fair Use
• Domestic Distribution Home Video Formulas
• Domestic Film Distribution 101 (LA Daily Journal, Sept. 12, 2012) PDF
• Domestic Film Distribution: Theatrical, Video Release (LA Daily Journal, Sept. 19, 2012) PDF
• Fictionalized Stories May Violate New York's Civil Rights Law PDF
• The Film Distribution Deal: Tactics and Strategy
• Film Financing Overview PDF
• Film Financing Overview (Practical Guidance, LexisNexis, August 2023) PDF
• Filmmaker Self-Defense Checklist (Focus In, July 2004) PDF
• Filmmaker's Bill of Rights
• Financing Independent Films (Focus In, June 2005) PDF
• Financing Motion Pictures
• Financing Movies and Completion Bonds PDF
• Getting the Goods for Multimedia, Part 1: Licensing Text (The Independent, Aug./Sept. 1994) PDF
• Getting the Goods for Multimedia, Part 2: Licensing Images & Software (The Independent, Oct. 1994) PDF
• Glossary of Industry Terms
• A Guide to Script Clearance for Film and Television Productions PDF
• The Hangover II: Tyson Tattoo Copyright Infringement Suit
• Here's How the New Crowdfunding Rules Will Change Indie Film Financing (IndieWire)
• Here's What the Dancing Toddler's Decision Means for Filmmakers (IndieWire)
• Hobbit Titles: An Unexpected Journey in Confusion (LA Daily Journal, Dec. 26, 2012) PDF
• Hollywood Roundabout: Submitting Scripts to Studios PDF
• The Hollywood Shuffle: Protecting Film Investors (Vanderbilt Law Journal, Winter 2000) PDF
• How Distributors Evaluate Films (Focus In, June 2004) PDF
• How to Think Like an Investor (Moviemaker Magazine, Dec. 1999)
• Implications of the Grokster Ruling (Focus In, Aug. 2005) PDF
• International Application of Copyright Laws PDF
• International Co-Production Checklist
• International Film Distribution 101 (LA Daily Journal, Sept. 6, 2012) PDF
• Internet Distribution - The Promise and the Pitfalls
• Internet Distribution: The Promise and the Pitfalls (Imagine 2000, July 2000) PDF
• Interview with IndieWire on Potential WGA Strike (March 7, 2017)
• Investor Advice for Choosing Indie Films (Entertainment Law & Finance, June 1999)
• Jimi Hendrix Right of Publicity Suit
• JOBS Act Could Boost Filmmakers (LA Daily Journal, May 2, 2012) PDF
• Legal Roadmap for Multimedia Productions
• Legal Shop Talk: Termination Rights (LatinHeat)
• Lessons in Self-Defense: Distribution Contract and Arbitration Clauses (The Independent, July 1993) PDF
• Let the Moviemaker Beware... How to Protect Your Internet Rights (Moviemaker Magazine, Feb. 2000) PDF
• Licensing Content for Multimedia Applications PDF
• Michael Jackson Estate Sues Over New HBO Documentary PDF
• Minimizing the Risk for Motion Picture Investors (LA County Bar Association, April 2001) PDF
• Movie Merchandising
• Negotiating Electronic Publishing Agreements (The Multimedia Law Report, Nov. 1995) PDF
• Negotiating the Electronic Publishing Agreement
• New Law Will Help Indie Filmmakers Raise Financing
• The New Reality for Independent Filmmakers: Navigating a Transformed Industry Landscape in 2025
• Obtaining Music for a Motion Picture Soundtrack
• Olivia de Havilland Loses Suit PDF
• Optioning Literary Material
• Organizing Your Company (Focus In, July 2005) PDF
• Pirates Beware: Multimedia Works Protected by Copyright (LA Daily Journal, April 24, 1997) PDF
• Portraying People in Your Work: Fact vs. Fiction (LA Daily Journal, July 2, 2013) PDF
• Potholes on the Information Superhighway: A Road Map to Legal Issues in Multimedia Productions (New Matter, 1994) PDF
• Protecting Film Investors
• Protecting Your Stories
• Protecting Your Stories (Focus In, May 2004) PDF
• Publishing Agreement Checklist
• Purchasing Life Story Rights
• Reel Deals (LA Daily Journal, June 2, 2009) PDF
• The Right of Privacy
• Rights Minded: Negotiating Multimedia Program Agreements (LA Daily Journal, Jan. 19, 1996) PDF
• Runaway Home (Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, May 2004) PDF
• Script Annotation Guide
• Script Clearance Checklist PDF
• Self Defense for Screenwriters (The Independent, March 2002) PDF
• Self-Defense for Filmmakers
• Settling the Score (LA Daily Journal, April 28, 2009) PDF
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Pub (LA Daily Journal, March 4, 2013) PDF
• Shopping Agreements PDF
• Soft Money in Hard Time (Moviemaker Magazine, Winter 2004) PDF
• The Star Trek/Dr. Seuss Mashup is a Fair Use PDF
• Tactics and Strategy in Negotiating the Independent Distribution Agreement: Part 1 (Entertainment and Sports Lawyers, Winter 1999) PDF
• Tactics in the Distribution Deal (Moviemaker Magazine, March/April 1996) PDF
• Terms of Engagement: The Scope of Employment in Multimedia (LA County Bar Association, April 1997) PDF
• Trademarks in Film PDF
• Trouble From People Portrayed in Your Work PDF
• What Can a Filmmaker Expect to Earn Over a Lifetime? (IndieWire)
• What is in the Public Domain PDF
• When Changing Names is Not Enough (Focus In, Sept. 2005) PDF
• When Products Become Stars (Delaware Lawyer, Winter 2005/2006) PDF
• Why You Need A Production Attorney PDF

Video & Audio Clips

Wrapbook Podcast: Cracking the Code of Film Law, interview with Mark Litwak

Vimeo Video Clips Dallas Seminar with Mark Litwak

Filmnut interview, September 2011

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts New York seminar, June 2012

Podcast interview with Mark Litwak on Distribution with Art of Film Funding. March 9, 2017.

Article and podcast interview with Mark Litwak about AB-5 Labor Law.

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