Movies are an odd battleground for a U.S. trade war. Unlike other sectors that have recently been targeted by tariffs, movies go beyond physical goods, bringing larger intellectual property ramifications into question. Koppuzha added that film production is more like an applied service that can be taxed, not tariffed. It’s common for both large and small films to include production in the U.S. and in other countries, or overseas altogether. “Sometimes you just need to go to the location, because frankly it’s way too expensive just to try to create in a soundstage”Could movie tariffs have repercussions on other intellectual property?