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Where do most low budget film lawsuits originate?

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Where do most low budget film lawsuits originate?

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I have not done an empirical study on this topic, but in my experience many disputes arise from collaborators falling out over some creative or business issue. If the parties have not entered into a written collaboration agreement spelling out their respective roles, credits and obligations, they may find themselves in a messy dispute, and the work product created by their joint efforts may be unusable by either party. Another big area of dispute arises from filmmakers not being paid their share of revenues from distributors. It is best to carefully check the track record and experience of potential distributors. Newcomers are most likely to be taken advantage of. Ask a prospective distributor to send you their press kit. It will likely contain one-sheets from the films they have distributed. Examine the credits. Track down the filmmakers. If you cannot find them, simply ask the distributor for a list of all the filmmakers they have done business with over the past two years. Call the

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