UCLA Self Defense Seminar May 5 & 6
Mark will once again present his annual legal self defense seminar at U.C.L.A.
Writers and filmmakers will learn how to make shrewd business decisions and protect their interests in negotiations with production and distribution companies. Instruction covers how to anticipate problems before they arise and how to encourage other parties to live up to their contractual obligations through performance incentives, default penalties, and arbitration.
In the event of a dispute, learn what remedies are available to enforce your rights. Topics include creative accounting; customary terms of contracts; negotiating tactics and strategies; properly securing rights to your work; and how to avoid being sued for copyright infringement, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
Attention is paid to how to protect oneself by modifying warranties, obtaining E & O coverage, using lab access letters to retain control of masters, and utilizing termination clauses. The seminar includes an extensive handout with sample forms, contracts. and a self-defense checklist.
Applies toward Business and Legal Affairs requirement in Certificate Program in the Business and Management of Film, Television, and Digital Entertainment Media.
Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door. 8.75 hours of MCLE credit available for lawyers.
Registration number: S8428U. Additional info online at: http://www.uclaextension.edu/index.cfm
Writers and filmmakers will learn how to make shrewd business decisions and protect their interests in negotiations with production and distribution companies. Instruction covers how to anticipate problems before they arise and how to encourage other parties to live up to their contractual obligations through performance incentives, default penalties, and arbitration.
In the event of a dispute, learn what remedies are available to enforce your rights. Topics include creative accounting; customary terms of contracts; negotiating tactics and strategies; properly securing rights to your work; and how to avoid being sued for copyright infringement, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
Attention is paid to how to protect oneself by modifying warranties, obtaining E & O coverage, using lab access letters to retain control of masters, and utilizing termination clauses. The seminar includes an extensive handout with sample forms, contracts. and a self-defense checklist.
Applies toward Business and Legal Affairs requirement in Certificate Program in the Business and Management of Film, Television, and Digital Entertainment Media.
Advance enrollment required; no enrollment at the door. 8.75 hours of MCLE credit available for lawyers.
Registration number: S8428U. Additional info online at: http://www.uclaextension.edu/index.cfm
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