Independent Film Production will focus on the many legal and business aspects involved in the production of an independent film including, but not limited to: business creation; production development; financing; copyright clearance, acquisition, and licensing; contract negotiation and drafting in all aspects of production; union issues; film distribution; and many other related subjects. The course will be a mixture of the law relating to each aspect of independent film production and a discussion of the real world application of the skills required to move an independent film from concept to completion to distribution. Course meets remotely and synchronously. Remote synchronous courses are considered a distance education course and credits earned will count toward distance education courses. Students may take up to 41 credits under the 83 credit requirement (43 under the 86 credits requirement) toward their J.D. degree through courses that are designated distance education courses.
Prohibited Course Description
Students may not have taken or be registered for LAW 2001