116 Chapter 9 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS management team at your company will appreciate that you know the law. Trade Secrets and Nondisclosure Corporations work hard to protect their brands, their intel- lectual property, and their reputations. The video producer, in the course of researching a script, could inadvertently reveal some sensitive information to someone outside of the company. Your organization may have some established policies about trade secrets and nondisclosure, and it is important that you familiarize yourself with them. Freelance video crew, an outside scriptwriter, talent you hire, and even student interns all need to sign a confidentiality agreement to protect your company's patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property. Check with your manager or legal department, but you may be personally liable, not just the cor- poration, if intellectual property gets into the wrong hands. You want to protect yourself from being accused of trade secret theft