I don't recommend an actor form a loan-out company, whether as an LLC or a corporation until their income is consistently $200,000/year or more. ...

I think the answer to this question is a bit more complex than my colleagues suggest. First, in the absence of a writing, signed in advance of the...

If an entertainer cannot be present for the event they are under contract for, do they have to provide some equal to them?

Typically, contracts for an entertainer to appear are very personal to that entertainer. A contract to have The Rolling Stones appear cannot be...

The purpose of a "signature" on a contract is to show the other side that the signer agrees to its terms. For people who cannot write, an "X" is...

Do I need to be concerned about copyright infringement?

This is not a copyright issue, as there is no copyright in phrases. If anything, it is a trademark issue. Trademarks indicate the origin of goods...

If I post a job ad as unpaid internship for article writing is there any legalities involves?

I think there are two issues at play here. First the question is whether you can hire an intern for no pay, in exchange for experience. I think...

I may enter a TV recipe contest.The rules say the show will own copyrights to submitted work.Is this true?Can I get a copyright?

Recipes are not copyrightable subject matter, as a matter of law.

My band recently recorded an an album.We have not released it yet and have fired the guitarist for conduct detrimental to the ba

If these are brand new musical compositions, never before recorded and released, then all the owners of those compositions need to grant to the...

I would like to know if I need to copyright sounds I've recorded in order to sell them? These are both natural and commercial.

Need to think about whether your "work" -- the recording -- has sufficient originality to warrant issuing a copyright registration. Only works of...

Please explain this the entertainment industry and everyone in it is contradicting

I represented many scripts, many bands, many songwriters, many producers in my day, all of whom asked me to shop their material. One time I...