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Fictionalized Stories May Violate New York’s Civil Rights Law

According to a recent New York Appellate Division  decision, stories based on facts that have signif [...]

​California IMDb Age Law Contested

Actresses often complain about age discrimination in the movie business. Even relatively young actre [...]

Interview with IndieWire on possible WGA strike

The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) has been preparing for negotiations and a possible strike. [...]

Podcast with Mark Litwak about Film Distribution  March 9, 2017

Mark was interviewed for Blog Talk Radio by Carole Dean on her show The Art of Film Funding.The inte [...]

NEW DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT PROCEDURES

If you have a website that exhibits third party content, you should make sure you are in compliance [...]

Mark speaks about about use of actor's images after death in fashion law blog

The death of actress Carrie Fisher raised the issue of whether her name and likness could be resurre [...]

Case Studies on Independent Film Distribution

Distribution of independent films has grown increasing difficult and complex. Today, a filmmaker nee [...]

DEALMAKING 4TH EDITION IS HERE!

Dealmaking is the first "self-defense" book for everyone working in the film and televisio [...]

COULD TRUMP PREVAIL AGAINST WOMEN WHO ALLEGE SEXUAL ASSAULT? 

Anyone who has been following the presidential campaign is probably aware that Donald Trump has been [...]

Mark Interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered About Hollywood Pay Gap

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CROWDFUNDING FINALLY BEGINS

After a four year wait, as of May 16, 2016, crowdfunding portals can finally begin to operate and ra [...]

Risky Business Seminar in New York April 29, 2016

​This comprehensive seminar —for new attorneys, attorneys transitioning to entertainment law, and fi [...]

 ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Lawsuit  

​Listen to Bloomberg Radio interview with Mark Litwak about  ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Lawsuit  click [...]

HULK HOGAN’S RIGHT OF PRIVACY AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR FILMMAKERS 

While the United States Constitution does not contain a single mention of a right to privacy, the Un [...]