<h1>Paid Oscar-entry press release raises disclosure, endorsement, accuracy, IP and contract risks for producers, agencies and named strategist</h1> A national film has been announced as the country's official Oscar entry via a paid press release that promotes its creative merits and includes commentary from a named business strategist presented as an expert; the release is issued under an arrangement with a production entity and carries a disclaimer that the news agency assumes no editorial responsibility. Legal considerations include advertising and sponsorship disclosure, potential publicity and endorsement issues, accuracy and defamation risk in evaluative claims, intellectual property rights in quoted creative credits, and contractual obligations between the production, agency and strategist regarding representations and promotional use.