You are well advised to hire an experienced music lawyer to help you. She will guide you through the many business decisions you need to make...

You’re copying someone else’s copyrighted material. It’s likely at this point that the writer of the screenplay no longer owns the copyright in...

The contract would spell out the term for which you would be the agent, and what you can and cannot commission. Further, some starters require...

In addition, if your plan is to upload your songs to audio only streaming services, which play music on demand, you'll need to register your...

Attorney Koslyn gave you a complete answer. You will likely be unable to recover damages from 2004 but the NY statute of limitations for breach...

As a producer, you are not usually expected to purchase mechanical licenses. Since you’ll only be making one copy your cost is $0.091 for that one...

Gersh is a top tier agency and they are interested in making this show happen, too. Ask them how best to proceed, but you are well advised to get...

It’s very possible you can recover. But if you and Washington intended to create a single work, making it a joint work, you may be out of luck. ...

Without looking at the whole agreement it’s hard to answer. However, many managers are vulnerable to a claim that they are acting as an employment...

If you use the original lyrics, and a new arrangement, you are eligible for a compulsory license. Go to Harry fox. Good luck.