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Today's film industry is a legal and financial obstacle course that independent film-makers must learn to master. the most comprehensive guide to negotiating that obstacle course is 'The Biz', a highly accessible overview of the industry's important business, legal and financial aspects. Filled with industry-savvy advice, it clearly explains: Raising financing; Business structuring securities laws; Budgeting essentials dealing with the guilds loans; Completion guarantees distribution deals calculating net profits; In-industry accounting practices and contingent payments; Copyright, publicity, and trademark laws; Screen credits and talent demands; Litigation problems; Bankruptcy; Taxation of film companies; Internet distribution of films; Film-industry business jargon ...and much more. The book also includes a dozen useful sample forms and agreements. This 4th Edition comprehensively updates all chapters.

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Schuyler M. Moore is a partner in the corporate entertainment department of the law firm Greenberg Glusker, LLP. He has been practicing entertainment industry law since 1981, representing a broad spectrum of clients, including producers, sales agents, foreign distributors, and financiers. Moore is the author of Taxation of the Entertainment Industry and What They Don't Teach You in Law School. He is a frequent speaker and writer on entertainment subjects, and he was an adjunct professor at both the UCLA Law School and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. The Hollywood Reporter consistently lists Moore as one of the top 100 entertainment lawyers .

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