Who owns the rights to the final version of these videos.

There is a case decided last year in the Federal Court in Manhattan that held that a director's work is not copyrightable. he has no interest in...

Want to make a movie about a dead celebrity want to prove it was murder can I get into trouble?

Are you doing a documentary, with a point of view? Are you doing a fictionalized narrative film? Is it a short? Will you be asserting crimes were...

I am running a music entertainment label. What kind of lawyer writes up contracts for me hiring professional performers.

Ed Pierson in Seattle. He's one of the best music lawyers in the business.

If someone does a movie about me but they never pay me anything, can I sue even though I signed a release?

The release will typically recite some consideration flowing to you...it may be as simple as using your life's story in the movie, or $10. ...

Where can we get legal papers made and/or verified for filmmakers and entertainers?

You should hire a lawyer. This is not a good way to approach this issue.

I am a first time feature film producer with a background in the theater. I am looking for an entertainment lawyer.

It's very difficult to answer. My firm charges a flat fee for production work, and one the financing is clear, which may affect distribution, we...

I am trying to obtain a tax number to start a music label and was wondering what is the best rout to take and where to start.

You should form a company, first. It may be cheaper to form a corporation or an LLC so you should look into that. Then, once you form that entity,...

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We are producers that have a film project we are putting together, when would we need an attorney to represent us?

Today. I was retained earlier this month by a lawyer, whose specialty is not entertainment law, who started to produce a film. He was uncertain...

What is the difference between a producer and executive producer in a reality show

I don't agree with my colleagues. on a film production, an Executive Producer is often the person or people who provide money, or arrange for...

I would like to start a business that would promote the names of professional sports names on leather belts.

Without a doubt. And the leagues or teams, depending on the sport, have rights to those names.