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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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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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Historical facts are free for the public to use, and I'm not sure what you mean...
Pamela Koslyn
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Obviously something like this can't be answered on Avvo, it's got far too much...
Daniel Nathan Ballard
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“Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens.” Peter McWilliams...
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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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Pamela Koslyn
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Ok, you just want to have characters use the name and show their signage....
Pamela Koslyn
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If you're planning to shoot a film at private university, you need more than...
Pamela Koslyn
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In my experience (and I've been practicing music/entertainment law for 20+...
Bartley F Day
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I would agree with the other "answerer's" comments, with a few additional...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Please see my legal guides on how to register your copyrights, how to protect...
L. Maxwell Taylor
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Copyright is a bundle of rights that are yours AUTOMATICALLY when you create an...
Pamela Koslyn
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I think you're confusing ownership, which is usually held by the producer(s)...
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Pamela Koslyn
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You can write a non-fiction account of a news event, and include names of those...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Your book can include police reports and trial transcripts and names of those...
Pamela Koslyn
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If you're writing original poems about celebrities, you don't need their...
Pamela Koslyn
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You're a co-writer of this original musical composition, and if the song is...
Henry Brian LaTorraca
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You do not state where the musical composition was created. Please refer to...
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Pamela Koslyn
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You need a music lawyer. Does your band have a band agreement? Do you have a...

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