Not by law, and frequently by contract. No California statute requires it. What requires it is the agreement you sign: a brand deal, a platform agreement, a production contract, or a distribution deal will often specify a media liability limit and ask to be named. Read the indemnity clause alongside the insurance clause, because the indemnity is usually broader than the coverage you are being asked to buy. Send us both before you sign rather than after.
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Possibly, especially if you publish frequently or work with brands. We can help you weigh the exposure.
Yes for infringement in the content you publish, and there are four tiers of this, not one. A general liability policy reaches copyright, trade dress, and slogan infringement only ...
It depends on what you publish and in what form. A multimedia or media content liability agreement inside a cyber policy is usually written for digital content, so print, ...
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