21 Legal Issues
▶ COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The World Intellectual Property Organization defines intellectual property as products that “refer to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names, and images used in commerce.” You can think of IP as being the basis for copyright law. The purpose of this being a law is actually to encourage the development of the arts because it grants basic property rights to artists. IP law can also help protect artists from someone else misusing what they’ve created.
Copyright is a huge issue – so significant that entire classes in law schools are devoted to it. As a filmmaker, you need to have a basic knowledge ...
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