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Pamela Koslyn
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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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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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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%...
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Pamela Koslyn
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While registering your business name as a dba/fictiious business name doesn't "...
Carlos Gonzalez
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A DBA does not reserve a name, nor a right to a name... In order to protect it...
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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...
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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Hi. I'm a California attorney with NO knowledge of entertainment contracts, but...
Pamela Koslyn
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Have you got a written band partnership agreement? If so it should contain a...
Fahed Sayegh
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You may want to file a "Private nuisance" complaint, which is the interference...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Historical facts are free for the public to use, and I'm not sure what you mean...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Last question is most important. If you obtained the loans to purchase the...
Moises Aguilar
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I agree with my colleague's statements. A short sale is less "damaging."...
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Kenneth Lewis Swenson
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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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Pamela Koslyn
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Nothing can insulate anyone from a lawsuit, but I don't think I've ever heard...
Oscar Michelen
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Remember that South Park itself is entirely a parody (and I agree with Pamela...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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“Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.” Peter McWilliams...
Pamela Koslyn
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Obviously something like this can't be answered on Avvo, it's got far too much...
Pamela Koslyn
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You need an IP lawyer. I bet the other websites you see don't charge...
Pamela Koslyn
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You have to be very careful to avoid liability. Assuming Arreolea's name is...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, in California, nothing prohibits a talent personal manager from also...
Pamela Koslyn
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Without you disclosing the relevant facts about why you think that your...
Dana Howard Shultz
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I agree with the first answer that more facts must be provided before any...
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Pamela Koslyn
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A parody has to make some commentary about the original work, it can't simply...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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If your song does not comment on the original then it's NOT a parody of the...
Pamela Koslyn
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It's very typical. They agree to compensate you if they use your idea, but warn...

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