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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

If your production company hasn't acted as a producer before, and your question...
Timothy D Thulson
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Ms. Koslyn is right: find a lawyer who'll work with you. I can give you...
Pamela Koslyn
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it depends on the use. Copying someone else's work, if it's protectible and you...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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No. Even under my expansive approach to "fair use" your proposed use of...
Pamela Koslyn
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I think a logo should be simple and graphic and not cluttered up with lots of...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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Your question is better directed to marketing folks rather than lawyers. What...
Pamela Koslyn
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You need a very strong case, as well as a very successful defendant, to get a...
Oscar Michelen
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Pamela's answer is right on the money, but I want to point out to other readers...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

I've seen some higher % commissions, lots at 15%, and a few lower %s. But you...
Richard Byron Jefferson
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I somewhat agree with the previous posting, but more frequently see 20% than 15%...
Michael Howard Joseph
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Your best bet is probably to set up an LLC. It is easy to get set up and is...
Elizabeth T Russell
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You might not like this answer, but I believe it's important to say. Many arts...
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Michael Anthony DelSignore
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it really depends on the judge; some judges will dismiss a moving violation for...
Jason Y. Chan
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You can file a motion to dismiss, but it will be difficult to sell. It will...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

The easiest way is to ask the model that you're very close to for the documents...
Pamela Koslyn
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Oral contracts are enforceable in CA, although they're harder to prove than...
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Pamela Koslyn
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No. If you're joint authors of the songs, you each have the right to license...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

Of course you should have a contract defining your respective rights. You're...
Bartley F Day
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Ditto to the comments already made. I'd only add that there are alot of...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

Most musical groups have band partnership agreements and register as a...
Bartley F Day
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I would only emphasize something that some of the other "answerers" said,...
Pamela Koslyn
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I think you need to look at what rights the debt holders have, and what rights...
Pamela Koslyn
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I don't know how inexpensive you want a lawyer to be, but I'd give you 1/2 hour...
Brian Richard Dinday
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Contributor Level 7

Hi. I'm a California attorney with NO knowledge of entertainment contracts, but...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 9

Have you got a written band partnership agreement? If so it should contain a...
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Nancy M Von Kittlitz's answer
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The answer to that question depends on what it says in your divorce judgment or...
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Henry Lebensbaum's answer
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I agree. This should have been taken into consideration as part of the...
Fahed Sayegh
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You may want to file a "Private nuisance" complaint, which is the interference...
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Kenneth Lewis Swenson
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Contributor Level 7

You may have to retain an attorney to assist you with the claim to optimize...
Ellie Sepeedeh Khabazian
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You probably need to hire a lawyer to get a higher settlement value. Filing a...
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Andrew Daniel Myers
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No, you do not need an attorney for small claims court, and in fact in my...
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Not sure what you are asking. She verbally accused you of forgery? Did she...

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