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term includes wages and salaries of individuals employed in | the production on which taxes have been paid or accrued; the | cost of construction, operations, editing and related | services, still and motion photography, sound recording and | synchronization, lighting, wardrobe and accessories; and the | rental of facilities and equipment, including location fees.__ | The term does not include expenses incurred in marketing and | advertising a media production or in printing or otherwise | disseminating a media production. |
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| D.__"Person" has the same meaning as in Title 36, section | 111, subsection 3. |
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| | 3.__Requirements for media production certificate.__ | Applications for a media production certificate must be made on a | form prescribed and furnished by the department.__The applicant | must: |
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| A.__Provide the names of the principals involved in the | media production and contact information for them; |
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| B.__Provide a certificate of insurance for the media | production; |
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| C.__Provide financial information that demonstrates that the | media production is economically sound and that at least | $250,000 of media production expense will be incurred in | Maine during a period of 12 consecutive months; |
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| D.__Provide data demonstrating that the media production | will benefit the people of the State by increasing | opportunities for employment and will strengthen the economy | of the State; |
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| E.__Agree to include, in all certified media productions, an | on-screen credit for the State of Maine.__The exact wording | and size of that credit must be determined in rules adopted | by the Maine State Film Office and the department.__The | Maine State Film Office or the department may, at its | discretion, exempt media productions from this requirement.__ | Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine | technical rules as defined in chapter 375, subchapter 2-A; |
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| F.__Provide evidence that the media production company is | not owned by, affiliated with or controlled by, in whole or | in part, a person that is in default on a loan made by the | State or a loan guaranteed by the State; and |
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| G.__Provide any other information required by the | department. |
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