What Does Literary Rights Option and Purchase Agreement for Television Encompass? Often, television programming involves original teleplays or telescripts licensed from third parties and not copyrighted works. Nonetheless, if the work is copyrighted, both seller…
What Does Quiet Title Action Encompass? Quiet title action involves resolving any adverse claims to a property with the ultimate, not always attained, objective of insurable marketable ownership. A party need not await until a…
Fundamentals of Motion Picture Distribution Agreements Despite the fact most film studios and major production companies have their own distribution company affiliates in one form or another, independent production companies due to lack of adequate…
What Are Some Basics of Music Publishing Income? With the advent of wholly newfound media and the ease to pirate songs, any meaningful tangible income from music publishing has drastically diminished. Consequently, it is incumbent…
Entertainment Law in New York versus Los Angeles When we think of the main entertainment hubs in the US, our attention is immediately drawn to New York and California. The majority of movies, musicals, performances,…
Committing Unemployment Insurance Fraud in California When an individual loses their job or faces reduced hours, they can file for Unemployment insurance (UI). This is done through the California Employment Development Department (EDD), which has…
Nuts and Bolts of Literary Rights Option and Purchase Agreements Television programming is mostly predicated upon original teleplays/telescripts or literary/dramatic works licensed from third parties. Such licensing is often negotiated through an option/purchase agreement between…
Fundamentals of Contract for Sale of Business Like any other business transaction, sale of a business encompasses myriad of considerations. Such considerations often involve risk and its allocations to the parties involved. Parties often have…
How to Handle Disgruntled Employees It is incredibly important that if an employee brings forward harassment complaints, or is disgruntled because of an issue related to a form of harassment, the employer works with an…
