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Re:The economics of movie production placements by jasode on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:26PM (#27109201)
>Any time a brand’s logo appears in a film — even if it’s just in the background somewhere — producers have to get clearance from the company to include it.

That contradicts the first result from google: https://www.legalteamusa.net/can-you-use-a-brand-product-in-...

(And the Louis Vuitton lawsuit mentioned in the above article was later dismissed so Warner Bros didn't need their permission: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lou...)

Also, there was another recent article I can't find at the moment that talked about brands that appeared in movies/tv that the companies didn't know about ahead of time because the producers never contacted them. The companies didn't care because they liked the free publicity.

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Re:The economics of movie production placements by paxys on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:16PM (#27110364)
The citation link in that line itself is about stuff like music licenses and doesn't mention props at all.

Getting clearance from the company is more for mutual benefit than a legal requirement. Why not get some money or at least the equipment for free if you can?

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