With the appetite for documentaries and biopic productions approaching an all time high, producers are scrambling for content to satiate the demand of studios and streamers. As a result, we are regularly approached with questions about life rights and when they are required, or not required, to safely produce and exploit a piece of content. I address the considerations in answering those questions in the below article.
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Acquiring Life Rights - Yes or No?
...a final answer can be trickier than just analyzing the legal arguments and...in the end, good business judgment may be the deciding factor

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