Jury makes a point (break), awards $250,000 to playwright
Last week (December 20, 2012), a jury awarded a playwright $250,000 in a case concerning her parody of the 1991 film “point break” The film, starred Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, and Gary Busey in a...
View ArticleFront Money – what it is, how it works
Front Money – what it is, how it works. What is Front Money? Front money, or Seed money, as it is often called, is a common first round of capital for a start-up businesses, including many independent...
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What is an “Accredited Investor”? Why you should care.
Background If you’re setting up financing for your next film, theatre, or new media production, and you’re planning to talk to potential investors, you need to know the rules. Whenever a company...
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The Royalty Pool
What is the Royalty Pool? Correction: ( a typographic error in the mathematics has been corrected below since the original publication of this article) One of the most confusing terms in theatrical...
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Jersey Boys’ use of Ed Sullivan Clip is fair use
Jersey Boys’ use of Ed Sullivan Clip is fair use Last week, in an interesting (and rare) theatre law case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s judgment in favor of the...
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Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast: Ken Davenport
Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast Episode 3: Ken Davenport In this episode of Entertainment Industry Insights, I speak with Broadway Producer Ken Davenport. Ken Davenport is a Broadway...
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4 reasons why receiving Producer Credit may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
4 reasons why receiving Producer Credit may not be all it’s cracked up to be. It’s a common practice in the entertainment industry. Producers operating on shoestring budgets will, in an effort to...
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Seeking investors for your film project? Things just got a little easier...
SEC Adopts Rules implementing [some] provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012 If you're planning to finance your film, play, musical or other project by seeking investors, things may have just gotten a...
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Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast #004: Nat Mundel
Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast Episode 4: Nat Mundel Voyage Media CEO and Founder, Nat Mundel In this episode of Entertainment Industry Insights, I speak with Nat Mundel, Founder of Voyage...
View ArticleTransitioning from Kickstarting to Company Starting
The differences between contribution crowdfunding and equity funding Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been enormously successful in popularizing the new trend in fundraising, crowdfunding. As...
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Is Equity Crowdfunding a game changer?
Equity Crowdfunding is finally a reality. Almost. In a long-awaited move, on October 30, 2015 the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) finally adopted a set of rules mandated by the 2012 JOBS act....
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How (and why) to set up a special purpose production entity for your film or...
In the fields of independent film and theatre, the use of Special Purpose Entities is very common. This article explains what these are, why they're used, and how to get started. What is a Special...
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The Royalty Pool
What is the Royalty Pool? Correction: ( a typographic error in the mathematics has been corrected below since the original publication of this article) One of the most confusing terms in theatrical...
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Jersey Boys’ use of Ed Sullivan Clip is fair use
Jersey Boys' use of Ed Sullivan Clip is fair use Last week, in an interesting (and rare) theatre law case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's judgment in favor of the...
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Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast: Ken Davenport
Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast Episode 3: Ken Davenport In this episode of Entertainment Industry Insights, I speak with Broadway Producer Ken Davenport. Ken Davenport is a Broadway...
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4 reasons why receiving Producer Credit may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
4 reasons why receiving Producer Credit may not be all it’s cracked up to be. It’s a common practice in the entertainment industry. Producers operating on shoestring budgets will, in an effort to...
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Seeking investors for your film project? Things just got a little easier...
SEC Adopts Rules implementing [some] provisions of the JOBS Act of 2012 If you're planning to finance your film, play, musical or other project by seeking investors, things may have just gotten a...
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Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast #004: Nat Mundel
Entertainment Industry Insights Podcast Episode 4: Nat Mundel Voyage Media CEO and Founder, Nat Mundel In this episode of Entertainment Industry Insights, I speak with Nat Mundel, Founder of Voyage...
View ArticleTransitioning from Kickstarting to Company Starting
The differences between contribution crowdfunding and equity funding Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been enormously successful in popularizing the new trend in fundraising, crowdfunding. As...
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Is Equity Crowdfunding a game changer?
Equity Crowdfunding is finally a reality. Almost. In a long-awaited move, on October 30, 2015 the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) finally adopted a set of rules mandated by the 2012 JOBS act....
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