The answer to your question is not obvious from the limited facts you have provided. Other information, like the name of the artist, record label...

Can I get some advice for contracts?

You definitely need to hire an entertainment attorney to prepare these writer contracts. Do you know if the writers you want to hire are WGA...

This will depend on the specific terms of your distribution agreement. Unfortunately, many (if not most) distribution agreements will contain...

Please note that there may also be trademark infringement problems if you are using or can see the name of the name of the restaurant or other...

Before you do anything, please be sure to review your contract(s) with the Boxing/MMA promoters and organizers. Such contracts may give them the...

How do I begin a career in freelance illustration?

For starters, I would recommend you purchase the Graphic Artist Guild HandbooK: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines. Please see...

Unfortunately, there is one case on this subject in the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals from 1988 (Mirage Editions v. Albuquerque) that says...

This is actually a very complex area of law. I don't know where your employer is located, but in California, there is a statute that limits the...

How to estimate the value of intellect property?

This is really more of a question for an accountant than a lawyer. Accountants have several ways of valuing property, including intellectual...

Assuming the painting is not a copy of a photo or other picture, then the issue is more one of right of publicity than copyright infringement. The...