Lisa Anne Callif (born January 6, 1974) is an American entertainment attorney specializing in independent film. She works in all aspects of the field with a focus on clearance work – enabling filmmakers to use a limited amount of unlicensed material in their projects with the U.S. Copyright Law's

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. In 2008, Callif became a named partner at the

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law firm Donaldson & Callif. She has worked on such documentary films as ''I'm Still Here'', ''Waiting for Superman'' and ''Inside Job.'' Filmmakers she has worked with include:

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and Elise Pearlstein. She is an adjunct associate professor of law at

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in Los Angeles.

As an author

In 2010, Callif released ''The American Bar Association's Legal Guide to Independent Film Making'', which she co-authored with law partner Michael C. Donaldson, whose book ''Clearance & Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know'' is used as a textbook in over 50 college and university film schools across America.

Recognition

In 2011 Callif was named one of "The Best and the Brightest" of Hollywood Law by ''

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'' magazine.

Bibliography

* ''The American Bar Association's Legal Guide To Independent Filmmaking'' (2010) (by Lisa A. Callif & Michael C. Donaldson)

References

External links

Official website
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