Legal Aspects of the Audiovisual Industry

Within Entertainment Law, the Audiovisual Industry has gained increasing importance in these times. Today there is a greater need for content to satisfy the new ways of viewing Audiovisual Works that technology brings us.

From the legal and copyright point of view, it is said that an audiovisual work is a "collection of copyrights" requiring the creation of the work a very significant number of contracts in its different stages.

In this course we will analyze the challenges and opportunities from the legal point of view that audiovisual productions face on a daily basis from the conception of the audiovisual work, its pre-production, production and post-production, to its sale and distribution at an international level in the different windows and modalities. of exploitation.

This Industry will be analyzed, from a practical point of view, its uses and customs, its times, and the interests and needs of the different actors that participate in it.

To do this, we will begin by analyzing the basic concepts of copyright and the international legal framework, to then delve into the kitchen of this industry, the different stages in the creation of an audiovisual work and the necessary contracts to bring the project to a successful conclusion. , always looking for the participant to have a comprehensive vision and learn from the hand of those who work in the industry what are the good practices in the matter.

General Information

Area(s)

    Entertainment Law

    Copyright Law

    Contracts

    Technology

Coordinators

Mercedes Castells

Aldo Fabrizio Módica

Evaluation System

Teaching hours

20

Class duration

2 hours

Number of modules

10

Period

March 7t to May 11 (only on Tuesdays)

Quotas

CLOSED

Schedule

4 to 6 pm (Quito/Lima/Bogotá Time)

Platform

Zoom

Zooom zoom

Language

Spanish


Support associations

Objetives

  • Provide a context that allows to know the current situation of this industry, and the who is who in the value chain.
  • Analyze the essential characteristics and the content of the economic and moral rights that are at stake in the audiovisual work and in the videogram.
  • Make known the importance of having a strong and well-structured Chain of Ownership and proper documentary management.
  • Recognize the different stages of creating an audiovisual work and the necessary contracts to bring the project to a successful conclusion.
  • Know the good legal practices for the marketing and distribution of audiovisual works.
  • Illustrate about the possible alternatives in terms of exploitation in the digital field.
  • Learn about jurisprudential rulings related to the audiovisual.
  • Assess the importance and usefulness of Collective Management in Audiovisual.

Investment

Content

Current panorama of the Audiovisual Industry

Current and future situation of the Audiovisual Industry. Independent producers, production houses, Hollywood and OTT platforms producing works. Other industry players; distributors, international sellers, international agents. Film festivals their role. The role of streaming platforms. Growing importance of content. The incidence of technology in terms of new exploitation windows versus traditional marketing. What is coming

Nicolás Celi

Speaker

(Mexico)

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March, Thursday 7 2023

Audiovisual Work and Videogram. Generalities

Differences between Audiovisual work as a work protected by Copyright and Videogram as Related Right: definitions and generalities. Content, traditional notions of copyright and related rights in the digital environment. international context. Essential characteristics of economic and moral rights. Main players within the audiovisual work and the videogram: Authors, Producers and Interpreters. Rights and legal solutions to understand the business. Types of works, works of fiction, documentaries and animation. Types of videograms.

Carolina Romero

Speaker

(Colombia)

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March, Thursday 14 2023

Legal Aspects and Document Management

What role do legal aspects play in an audiovisual project? Documentary management of an audiovisual work, importance of the chain of ownership.

Inés de Casas

Speaker

(Spain)

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March, Thursday 21 2023

Production of an audiovisual work. Main contracts (I)

Stages in the production of an audiovisual work. Development, pre-production, production and post production. Main contracts: Co-production, Scriptwriter and Director. Characterization, main provisions and obligations of the parties.

Eduardo Varela

Speaker

(Colombia)

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March, Thursday 28 2023

Continuation Contracts (II)

Pre-existing work contract and first option contracts. Definition and main issues contemplated in Production contracts. Actor contracts above the line ATL and actor contracts below the line BTL, extra contracts, technicians, location contracts, contracts with technicians. Etc. Main clauses, points to negotiate.

Mabel Klimt

Speaker

(Spain)

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April, Thursday 11 2023

Pre-existing Music created for the Work. Post Production

Pre-existing music sync contract. Who must grant the authorization. Relevant clauses. Music commission contract for the audiovisual work. Relevant clauses and good practices.

Post-production stage issues to take into account, contracts with the laboratory, and dubbing contract. Editing and editing contracts. Music contract.

Patricia Rengifo

Speaker

(Colombia)

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April, Thursday 18 2023

Exploitation and distribution of audiovisual works. Exploitation windows. Modalities and the digital environment

Principles regarding contracting for the exploitation of audiovisual works. Different forms of exploitation and types of contracts. Economic conditions. Marketing and digital distribution. Exploitation and distribution in the digital environment. Artificial intelligence, Metaverse and the audiovisual.

Gerardo Muñoz de Cote

Speaker

(Mexico)

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April, Thursday 25 2023

Collective Management

Importance of collective management for the audiovisual. What collective management entities exist and what rights do they manage? Compensatory remuneration for private copying.

Alfredo Corral

Speaker

(Ecuador)

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May, Thursday 2 2023

Financing of the audiovisual

Forms of financing, aid funds and incentives, what they are and how they operate. International co-productions.

Fernando Epstein

Speaker

(Uruguay)

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May, Thursday 9 2023

Jurisprudence, cases and precedents

Analysis of jurisprudential cases related to the audiovisual.

Rafael Ortin

Speaker

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May, Thursday 11 2023

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