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	<title>The Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark</title>
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		<title>Asked and Answered: Do I need to clear rights for a historical film set in the 1700s?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:   I am currently researching a story that occurred in the 1700s in France. I have used a number of different sources to put together a time-line of  the heroine’s life, from which I have plotted out the story. My question is, do I need to obtain any rights, given that the story occurred more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/07/23/asked-answered-do-i-need-clear-rights-for-historical-film-set-s/</link>
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		<title>Producer Credit in Lieu of Compensation:  Trouble in the making?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s quite frequent in my practice.  My clients are asked to accept less than their usual fee or &#8220;quote&#8221; for work.  What&#8217;s offered in exchange for this important concession?  You guessed it, Producer credit. Well, this is often very attractive to the client, as it helps them climb the showbiz food chain.  In fact, many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/07/20/producer-credit-lieu-of-compensation-trouble-making/</link>
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		<title>Theatre Lovers:  This summer&#8217;s for you!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, In addition to my entertainment law practice, I volunteer as the President of the Board of the Academy for New Musical Theatre.  The academy is an incubator for new musicals, helping writers, composers, lyricists and producers come together to create new works. This summer, ANMT has undertaken  an ambitious  schedule of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/07/09/theatre-lovers-summers-for/</link>
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		<title>Asked and Answered:  When are friends and family co-authors?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Writers are encouraged to share their work with friends and family prior to submitting to publishing or film industry professionals. At what point does a family member&#8217;s or friend&#8217;s contribution considered sufficient to be considered collaboration? In other words, if a family member suggests changes that results in a substantial re-write, is that sufficient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/07/09/asked-answered-when-friends-family-coauthors/</link>
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		<title>Asked and Answered:  What happens to my rights when I change the title?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I&#8217;ve sent my script to an agency and have got response they wanna represent me. The CEO of agency advices to do grammar edit and to change the title of the script. I&#8217;ve registered my rights with original title in WGA and Copyright as well. The question is if I change the title or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/07/02/1241/</link>
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		<title>Podcast: Entertainment Law Update &#8211; Episode 12 &#8211; YouTube, Hurt Locker, Idea Theft &amp; More</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this Episode: Follow up on Hot News Viacom loses suit against YouTube. Hurt Locker Suit(s) Idea Theft Tribute Band Names Celebrity Rights of publicity GET CLE CREDIT for this episode. Go to  Entertainment Law Update podcast page]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/07/01/podcast-entertainment-law-update-episode-youtube-hurt-locker-idea-theft-more/</link>
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		<title>Teaching Theater Law</title>
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		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/06/28/teaching-theater-law/</link>
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		<title>Asked and Answered:  Is changing the title, setting or character details enough to avoid paying for the rights?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: A playwright/filmmaker in the United Kingdom optioned a portion of my self published novel to develop into a play and short film. This playwright/filmmaker renewed the option twice over several years, with a final payment due at the end of the third year and a royalty/byline promised after production.  Both contracts were signed, witnessed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/06/25/asked-answered-changing-title-setting-or-character-details-enough-avoid-paying-for-rights/</link>
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		<title>Should there be a &#8220;Director&#8217;s Copyright&#8221; in stage directions? (Reader survey)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been grappling with a question of whether a theater director&#8217;s efforts to stage a play or musical can be protected by copyright. Now, at first blush, this might seem a simple  issue, but it&#8217;s actually rather complex.  The parameters established by  copyright law itself, are inconsistent with the custom and practice in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/06/24/should-there-be-directors-copyright-stage-directions-reader-survey/</link>
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		<title>Asked &amp; Answered:  When do I discuss payment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I am new to the screenplay business.  I do not have an agent since I have not yet had anything produced and the agents that I have approached are not taking on new clients. I have written a screenplay that has been a contest winner. I have shopped around and have attracted some interest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://firemark.com/2010/06/18/asked-answered-when-do-i-discuss-payment/</link>
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