Questions tagged [legal]

Maybe the answer is obvious, but still: I just finished watching Movie Gravity, and at the end of the movie, I saw this disclaimer: No person or entity associated with this film received payment or anything of value, or entered into any agreement,…

I want to write a movie script about a person with the intention of making a movie. Almost all the information I have about him is from a book he wrote and published. Do I need his permission, legally, to write the script and make a movie? I would…

Someone recently asked about the false claim that a movie was based on a true story. I often wonder about the opposite claim: Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is entirely coincidental. It is strange that this message often appears…