You can't complain about a lawyer making sure you know exactly how bad things can get--it's their job. The one problem I have with "Risky Business..." is that the author goes to extreme great pains (sometimes the reader's) to disclaim any potential harm that might arise from the reading of this material blah-blah-blah... There are several legal agreements presented with descriptions; that's good. There is very little explanation of how the money works (who gets what and where it says so in which agreement); that's not so good. As an overview to how complex this field is, the book is good. The point of all of it is, essentially, if you get this far in movie-making, get an entertainment attorney who knows how to protect you, 'cuz there's no way you'll be able to do it on your own. Glad I read it. Now I can pass it along to someone else.

You can't complain about a lawyer making sure you know exactly how bad things can get--it's their job. The one problem I have with "Risky Business..." is that the author goes to extreme great pains (sometimes the reader's) to disclaim any potential harm that might arise from the reading of this material blah-blah-blah... There are several legal agreements presented with descriptions; that's good. There is very little explanation of how the money works (who gets what and where it says so in which agreement); that's not so good. As an overview to how complex this field is, the book is good. The point of all of it is, essentially, if you get this far in movie-making, get an entertainment attorney who knows how to protect you, 'cuz there's no way you'll be able to do it on your own. Glad I read it. Now I can pass it along to someone else.