Identify procedures for obtaining licenses, permits, and releases pertaining to locations, talent, and pre-existing media.

Identification should include

• accounting for Internet safety issues, music copyrights, permission to use locations, and people appearing on camera
• following the jurisdiction of several different ruling bodies, from unions to the local police department.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the possible penalties for failing to observe industry-accepted regulations with regard to licenses and permitting?
• What types of scheduling considerations and expenditures need to be included in the production process to allow for licenses and permitting?
• Who needs to sign a release form? Why?
• What could the penalties be for not following copyright laws?
• How does one obtain copyright permission/usage license?
• How do you protect your copyright?
• What is public domain?