Showing posts with label Entertainment Lawyer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Entertainment Lawyer. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Shopping for a Talent Deals with Major Label/Studio



"Shopping" entertainment projects (i.e., music, film, television, etc.) is the informal term of submitting projects to record/publishing companies or tv/film studios on behalf of creative talent. This was an active way of doing things in the 90's and early 00's but I believe that this activity is no longer very relevant given the shrinking industry, lack of interest in developing talent, and company's strict focus on the bottom line...my opinion of course.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Authors Copyright Termination Right: Regaining Rights In Your Content?



The Copyright Act actually gives content creators the powerful right to regain ownership despite what a contract may say about transferring rights. As with everything, the devil is in the details, but if you are an artist, actor, producer, production house or other creative person or company, especially from the late 70's or early 80's because the first test of this right is soon, you need to know your rights.