COPYRIGHT & L.L.C. CREATION
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EVERY FILM YOU MAKE NEEDS IT'S OWN HOLDING COMPANY TO PROTECT IT'S ASSETS AND THE ASSETS OF OTHER FILMS OWNED BY A PARENT COMPANY. IT IS A COMMON TREND IN THE LAST DECADE TO CREATE SIMPLE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES WHICH OWN THE COPYRIGHT AND THE LIABILITY FOR EACH FILM. THE L.L.C CAN BE OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS AND OR THE PARENT COMPANY. BELOW IS A LINK TO A LOW COST LEGAL SERVICE THAT WILL HELP YOU SET UP YOUR L.L.C. FOR AS LITTLE AS $120.00 PLUS STATE FILING FEES. WHILE DUNNFILMS RECOMENDS YOU RETAIN IN HOUSE PRODUCTION LEGAL DURING YOUR PRODUCTION , SETTING UP AN L.L.C. YOURSELF MAY COME IN HANDY LONG BEFORE YOUR READY TO PAY OUT A RETAINER.
ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT A SCRIPT IS NOT PROTECTED BY REGISTERING IT WITH THE WGA. ONLY A TRUE COPYRIGHT THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CAN PROTECT YOUR SCRIPT, SO DON'T BE FOOLED AND DONT GET RIPPED OFF!
Legal Ace
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