MOVIE MONEY: WHERE IT IS & HOW TO GET IT

Protecting Your Internet Distribution Rights

An internet distributor (“Distributor”) wants to exhibit your movie or program (“product”) over the internet on its website and provides you with its “standard” distribution agreement.

Of course, you are flattered, but now what do you do? First, check with your partners, colleagues, and business and legal advisors to determine if the internet is your first choice for exposing your product.

There are a number of issues to consider in this arena including your collective analysis as to whether or not theatrical, television, video, ancillary and international distribution of your product are available options, the costs and expenses associated with traditional distribution means, and whether or not the genre, subject matter and quality of your product is appropriate for internet exploitation.

Once you have determined that the internet route is indeed right for your product, there are some key issues to consider; everything is negotiable.

The Key issues being: The Grant of Rights, Exclusivity, Crosslinks, Territory, Licensing Period, License Fee/Payment Terms/Audit

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