Thursday, September 19, 2024
Emmy-Nominated Non-Fiction Films - How Legal Operates Behind The Scenes
www.forbes.com: As a lawyer specializing in providing legal clearances on films and television projects, I review projects to ensure that the exploitation of that project will not give rise to any type of viable legal claim against the production. The word viable is key since many people may think they have a claim even if they don’t. A clearance lawyer’s work includes reviewing the content for all possible legal claims, including issues related to copyright, trademark, and personal rights.
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The role of clearance lawyer is not one that I had previously known existed. The need for someone to go over a documentary and make sure nobody has any right to sue is a job that seems obvious looking back now. It also seems to be an extremely vital role. I'd be really curious to see about how exactly a clearance lawyer goes about their day and doing their job. They obviously have to look at something and be able to say "We could be sued for this" or "There's no basis for us to be sued here", but when in the process do they decide that? Do they watch the interviews and go over the script? Or do they look at the final product and make decisions there? I imagine it's some form of both. I also wonder how much one would make in the role of clearance lawyer, as well if they work for a single company or if it's by contract for them.
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