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10 minute read August 30, 2012 at 11:56 AM
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Stan Soocher
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Film Budgets Subject to Public Disclosure

The Supreme Court of Iowa ruled that filmmakers that received state tax credits couldn't enjoin the public release of the films' final budgets. Iowa Film Production Services v.

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