Copyrights and Contracts in Domestic and International Co-productionsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student will be able to
- Draw up contracts proving copyright and ownership of the work for distributors and subscribers
- Prepare Fair use documents, contracts and licenses
- Analyze and prepare contracts related to film productions and maintain necessary sets of contracts
- Compare different contract models and their suitability for the planned production
- To resolve issues related to occupational safety in film production
- Prepare an occupational safety plan
- To evaluate the effects of collective agreements on production
- Describe the factors affecting production from the point of view of risk management

Content

Chain of Title: contracts showing production ownership
Fair use
Contract practices for international productions
Collective agreement and employment contracts: national contract models, e.g. tripartite contracts, period work contracts
Insurance law

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The assessment focuses on working during the study period and the achievement of competence goals. To complete the course, the required areas and Competence objectives must have been successfully completed.