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Entertainment & Sports

Jan. 30, 2001

Studio Exposure

In Hollywood, using original artwork in movies for set decoration is not only aesthetically desirable, it's cheap. Or at least it can be. "Artists who pay too much attention to the bottom line are a turnoff," says Michael Donaldson, Los Angeles entertainment lawyer and author of the book "Clearance and Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know."

        In Hollywood, using original artwork in movies for set decoration is not only aesthetically desirable, it's cheap.
        Or at least it can be.
        "Artists who pay too much attention to the bottom line are a turnoff," says Michael Donaldson, Los Angeles entertainment lawyer and author of the book "Clearance and Copyright: Everyt...

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