Are there lawyers that special with computer science ideas and IT designs?

You will want to contact an attorney who specializes in intellectual property and one that specializes in business organization. First, you will...

I am managing a band who is not incorporated. Should I set up a DBA as "John Smith doing business as Band X" ?

You should speak with an attorney about (1) which business organizational form will best suit your needs (a d/b/a is one possibility), (2) have...

First, if the agreement was entered into in California then California’s Talent Agency Act (TAA) applies. This law requires a person to have a...

I wish to receive a finders fee up to $100k for putting 2 parties in contact. What is the best way to structure an agreement?

Its possible to craft a deal for a finder's fee. However, you will need to craft it in a way that does not run afoul of the California’s Talent...

Hi! When a record company wants to release albums,they do the controlled composition, they pay the mechanical licenses. But how?

In some instances HFA issues mechanical licenses to copyrighted material registered with them. In those cases, HFA grants publishers (for material...

How should I word, or where to find, a proper music release form?

As suggested here, California Lawyers for the Arts has a library with general contracts. Some musicians will give you permission for free, if they...

Documentary Adaptation Rights

Let's say you secure 2% of budget or some percentage of profits, how are those percentages calculated? What budget items are excluded? Do you have...

It doesn't necessarily mean anything. If talent wants to be guaranteed to be engaged for the project, that needs to be clearly stated in the...

We started a band together did only this for 14 yrs what rights does each member have we are all over Reverberation,Google, Face

Collect all paperwork and correspondence between you and your bandmates regarding business, finances, and the division of labor between you. At...

Without knowing more about your podcast it is not clear whether the name you have chosen is sufficiently recognizable as an expression to be...