Written by lawyers with a combined 50+ years of experience in the industry, this comprehensive and practical reference pulls together into a single resource the legal and business issues which affect film and television development, production, finance, and distribution. This resource takes you behind the scenes and offers a wealth of information including:

• A look at production financing, tax credits, loans completion guarantees, insurance aspects and other financing considerations
• Explanations of numerous issues that impact development and production, including copyright, trademarks, confidential information, defamation, privacy, publicity and personality rights and Criminal Codeoffences
• Critical and timely analysis of relevant case law
• Comparative analysis of Canadian and U.S. practice and law
• Easy to follow checklists outlining the business and legal issues relating to development, production, distribution and licensing
• Music issues such as licensing, ownership, rights and royalties, plus sample licences and a composer agreement
• Common entertainment agreement clauses, issues and precedent forms

Pertinent essays and in-depth memoranda which provide detailed consideration of practical issues and much, much more!