Rights, Camera, Action! Intellectual property rights and the filmmaking process

This book describes the forms of copyright-based transactions and contractual practices that together form what could loosely be described as an international standard. It can be observed in countries where film and audiovisual production industries have reached a certain level of maturity in terms of legal, financing and distribution infrastructures. Some countries where such industries are still emergent face challenges in delivering a supportive infrastructure for creators, producers, performers and other right holders to access the national copyright framework and ensure they are appropriately protected and incentivized by it. Experience also shows that – over a certain budget level – no matter where a producer lives and works, they will need to reach out to the international community of film financiers and distributors, and so become familiar with the global market for film rights and the legal standard required to establish the necessary copyright documentation.