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May 2024
Read the May 2024 Newsletter »
Includes:
- Presidential Address
- Vehicles on Screen
- The many layers of permission in set dressing
- New Bootcamp!
- Recent Projects
September 2023
Read the September 2023 Newsletter »
Includes:
- Presidential Address
- Canada Extends Copyright Protection
- Copyright Rules Around the World
- Staff Updates
- Recent Projects
December 2022
Read the December 2022 Newsletter »
Includes:
- Presidential Address
- The Thirty-three Year View
- New Requests for Audio Only Work
- New Staff Feature – What’s it like to learn this job?
- Recent Projects
December 2021
Read the December 2021 Newsletter »
Includes:
- (Script) Clearance Reports…Not for Documentary
- 555 numbers revisited
- Sound trademarks
- Public buildings on screen
- Recent Projects
February 2021
Read the February 2021 Newsletter »
Includes:
- In memoriam: Kellam de Forest
- Thoughts about script clearances in the writers’ room
- The many conversations around tattoos and who holds the rights
- Recent Projects
June 2020
Read the June 2020 Newsletter »
Includes:
- “As Produced” Clearance Reports
- Conversation with Lesley Myers: Production Clearance and Research Services
- Bad Research
- Recent Projects
March 2020
Read the March 2020 Newsletter »
Includes:
- We’ll tell you “what’s in a name”…
- A front row on the E&O process
- Eastern’s been talking all winter
- Recent Projects
December 2019
Read the December 2019 Newsletter »
Includes:
- 2020: Open for business!
- Cheaper while it snows
- Setting up a title search
- Title search: recipe ingredients
- Recent Projects
August 2019
Read the August 2019 Newsletter »
Includes:
- Currency use revisited
- We don’t make this stuff up (compliments)
- Kids’ animation, that must be fun and easy for you!
- Legal Cut Pro podcast
- Recent Projects
December 2018
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Includes:
- What is this thing called?
- Can we say this?
- No pre-cleared stuff
- Happy Birthday revisited
- Recent Projects
August 2018
Includes:
- Animation, a slightly different beast
- Birthday time, a big one
- Settings: things to consider
- Webseries – planning ahead for clearances
- We’re on Twitter
- Recent Projects
January 2018
Includes:
- Gummy Bears
- Surprising Brand Names List
- Not Clear
- Get The Basics
- Statute of Anne
- Recent Projects
Summer 2017
Includes:
- do we do copyright searching?
- more clearance history: War of the Worlds
- now floating on a cloud
- who is Lolly Gasaway?
- recent work
Winter 2017
Includes:
- new toll-free phone number
- new and good U.S. $ movie rates
- fine art on screen
- some interesting © links
- artwork on wardrobe
- our stolen identity
- helpful cups of coffee
- recent work
Summer 2016
Includes:
- new Academy member
- price cut on movies
- Olympics on-screen
- protected food names
- our friend TESS
- more on “get what you pay for”
- recent work
Spring 2016
Includes:
- articles pages overhaul
- happy birthday – the saga continues
- summer madness
- CFC and NSI
- recent work
Winter 2016
Includes:
- block shooting
- books as props
- reality triangle
- happy birthday – free at last
- Star Wars. Have you heard of it?
- website updates and some FAQ checking
- recent work
June 2015
Includes:
- animation updates
- back in time with name clearing
- current bench depth = 95
- fictional phone #’s
- strategies for alternatives
March 2015
Includes:
- a public domain comic book?
- even better title searches
- get the “Basics”
- easy to order!
- what is right of publicity?
September 2014
Includes:
- is it generic or is it a brand?
- website has had some tweaks
- how to build a clearance report
- featured bookmarks
- recent projects
June 2014
Includes:
- wondering about license plates?
- the early days of title searches
- recent project notes
- some fun bookmarks
November 2013
Includes:
- twenty years old!
- the legal artist website – excellent resource
- risks and rights in early 20th century
- UCLA publication of interview with Anne Marie
Spring 2013
Includes:
- new brochure
- featured article on children’s programming
- staff notes
- clearances “how-to” article
Winter 2013
Includes:
- UCLA doctoral work on clearance history
- new “incoming” e-mail address
- link to article about student films
- notes on recent projects
Fall 2012
Includes:
- migrating from old server to new one
- farewell to a loved researcher
- our mad crazy rolodex
- NANPA (North American Numbering Plan Administration)
- the fictional phone number
Spring 2012
Includes:
- brand name contact information resources
- intern from Queen’s University
- new staff member on board
- recent client projects
- title search opinions – a change in Canada
- unique collection: ” clear alts “
Fall 2011
Includes:
- insights on prop guns and how they are “cleared”
- referral to desktop search indexing software
- office consolidation
- background on staff members
- new teaching gig
- e&o staledating
Spring 2011
Includes:
- on–screen currency use guidelines
- announcement of our newly–designed website
- the newly–added FAQ page
- French language services
- new junior researcher on staff
- briefly noted recent client projects
- a lambasting of our industry!
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