Creative + business protection
Our round-up of excellent, accurate, and free legal resources every filmmaker should know about.
THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES
- US Copyright Office circulars: https://www.copyright.gov/circs/
- Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/
- Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press: https://www.rcfp.org/
- Find the music publisher of a song or musical composition (to gain a sync license to use the composition in your film) by searching the repertory of the three largest performing rights organizations (PRO’s):
- Songview (ASCAP & BMI): https://songview.com/
- SESAC: https://www.sesac.com/repertory/
- When using an existing recording of a song or musical composition in your film, you’ll also need to secure a masters license from the applicable record label or artist.
- NYS Department of State: https://dos.ny.gov/forming-limited-liability-company-new-york
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