In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, Pete Salsich talks with Amy Schromm, a St. Louis and Nashville-based photographer and director, about the business and legal side of creative work. Amy shares her journey from agency life to running her own production studio, how the pandemic reshaped her career, and why she now champions fair pricing and copyright ownership for creatives. She and Pete dive into contracts, licensing vs. work-for-hire, and how AI is changing the landscape of creative rights.

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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, Pete Salsich discusses how Missouri’s film tax credit is making a real impact on productions. He takes you behind the scenes of two projects he worked on from start to finish, an independent feature film and a television pilot, that both went from financing to world premiere in less than a year.

Pete shares the story of Dust to Malibu, a moving road trip drama starring Tim Daly and Shelly Gibson, and Spaghetti Wars, a mob movie-inspired Italian cooking competition filmed in St. Louis’ historic neighborhood The Hill. Both projects highlight the power of local crews, community support, and smart use of incentives to turn creative ideas into reality.

If you want to understand how tax credits, financing, and collaboration come together to get films and shows made, this episode is a must-listen.

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In this episode of The Screen Lawyer Podcast, Pete Salsich breaks down the real-world copyright risks filmmakers face when using AI tools. With no final court rulings yet on AI training and copyright, and the Copyright Office denying protection to fully AI-generated works, filmmakers must tread carefully.

Pete discusses a candid conversation with a filmmaker navigating these issues and offers practical advice on how to protect your work through substantial human authorship and smart contract language. If you're using AI in your creative process, this is a must-listen.

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