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What Filmmakers Don’t Know About Copyright Can Kill Their Careers
Oct 27 2020
by Howard Suber, author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsIn more than 50 years of teaching aspiring filmmakers in UCLA’s Department of Film, Television and New Media, I saw how often not knowing or misunderstanding key issues of copyright, colla
In the Classroom with Creativity and Copyright
Oct 20 2020
by John Geiger, author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsThis is a true story. Last week I received a call from a screenwriter who had just read Creativity and Copyright: “This book should’ve been handed out with my MFA diploma!” I wa
UC Press Writing Guides: Writing and Law
Aug 10 2020
Essential for writers and lawyers working with writers, the following UC Press titles provide important information around the publishing industry, copyright, and legal communication. Law and AuthorsA Legal Handbook for Writersby Jacqueline D. Lipton"Jacqueline Lipton explains compli
Comedians in Cars Getting Ideas, Ops. 2: Ace in the Hole
Oct 29 2019
By John L. Geiger, co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsA New York Federal District Court recently ruled in favor of comedian
Jerry Seinfeld by rejecting a copyright lawsuit brought by writer-director
Christian Charles, who claimed authors
Comedians in Cars Getting Ideas, Ops. 1: Timing is Everything in Comedy, in Litigation, and in Litigation about Comedy
Oct 11 2019
By John L. Geiger, co-author of Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative ArtistsA Federal District Court in New York recently ruled in favor of
comedian Jerry Seinfeld by rejecting a copyright lawsuit brought by writer-director
Christian Charles, who claimed
8/29: Creativity and Copyright Author Event at The Last Bookstore in LA
Aug 06 2019
John L. Geiger and Howard SuberOn Thursday, August 29th at 7:30 PM The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles will host expert authors John L. Geiger and Howard Suber to discuss their new book, Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists.Inspired by Strunk &
Copyright Law for Creatives: Critical Resources and New Developments
Jul 25 2019
Creativity and Copyright: Legal Essentials for Screenwriters and Creative Artists provides critical resources on copyright law. Expert authors John L. Geiger, an intellectual property attorney and Howard Suber, a 50-year veteran of UCLA's film school, dissect the laws that govern creativity, idea-ma