I think Terry wrote everything I could have possibly written in response to your question. One point I would emphasize is that US Copyright law and California law GENERALLY offers the best legal protection to both you and the foreign animation company. A little backpedaling: I am not familiar with the laws of Uruguay that would specifically apply here but in general, many foreign parties in the entertainment business agree to apply US/California law to their transactions because there is...
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I agree with Pamela. Preventative law is like preventative medicine. If you take steps early in the process you may be able to avoid much if not all of the pain later. Too often, clients come to me too late in the game when the costs of fixing the problem are significantly greater. The investment of an hour of a lawyer's time far outweighs potential consequences down the road. Some lawyers even offer free consultations making your investment just a matter of your time. Given the time...