Ms. Hanson provided an excellent response, with links, to your question. In my opinion your use of the trademarks in artworks, provided they are...

Can a music produce(s) and or songwriter legally sell and post online music audio recordings of an artist's voice without....

In the absence of a written agreement, it depends on what the understanding was between the producer and the artist when they made the recording....

A band is hired to play at a local bar, a piece of equipment falls off the stage hits a patron. Who's responsible?

Whoever was negligent by violating a duty of care that proximately caused the injury could be found legally responsible.

Plain English is usually best. Something like: "The Artist's work, ___________, is excluded from this contract and Manager's commissionable income...

Does using images from a TV show infringe on copyrights?

My answers to your questions: 1. Using the image in a paid app without a license is most likely an infringement of the copyright in the photos...

I'm a film director and just finished a feature film. I haven't signed a contract with the producer. Who owns the rights?

It seems to me that based on the few facts as you described them, the producer or the production company will own the copyright to the film. That...

Are movie stills under the copyright law?

Yes, you need a written license for the photos. Assuming the photos were a work made for hire for the movie studio, you would need the studio's...

I agree that there are two rights involved; the right to use the photo (the copyright in the photo), and the right to use the image of the...

If a producer has created a track or "beat" that I have wrote the lyrics to does he receive part of the copyright + publishing?

I would qualify the answers provided by the other attorneys to say that only contributions of original works of authorship would be considered...

I want to know if someone would be interested in taking my case on contingency. It involves collecting royalties for a record.

You will probably want an entertainment attorney in Florida to handle the case, as that is probably where the defendant is located and can be...