Even though you and your ex-boyfriend were originally partners in the business, he would still need a model release from you in order to sell adult...

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

Because there are so many people who want to get into the entertainment industry, the industry works by way of multiple screening processes....

How do I legally protect a script? Thank you

Protecting ideas is more difficult than meets the eye. First of all, you should register your script and/or book with the United States Copyright...

Generally speaking a record label pays the artist and not the other away around. While indy record labels are notorious for not giving artist...

I don’t know what other attorneys charge, but if we love the music and we love the package, we require a $5000 retainer. Feel free to contact us...

Hello, I am writing a story with a co-writer. I am the main author and I want to be protected from the other writer

Your cowriter cannot “steal” the story; however, under copyright law, either joint author has the right to exploit the work subject only to his...

A question about copyright and trademark issues surrounding the "son of rambow" film.

Yes, there would definitely be a copyright “issue”. The question is whether or not the use would be considered “fair use”. If it is “fair use”,...

Is there a difference from ASCAP and BMI?

ASCAP and BMI are public performance rights organizations. They collect money from radio stations, venues, and television stations for the public...

Is it a common practice amoung entertainment/IP atttorneys to take on songwriters that may lack intitial funds but shows promise

Most attorneys, in Los Angeles anyway, do not represent songwriters on a "spec" or contingency basis. That is unless and until they actually have a...

Am I responsible for other websites' copyright permissions on my blog?

If you receive permission from someone you believe to have the right to grant permission to a copyrighted work and it turns out they do not, you...