Child Actors in California Given that minors (those under 18 years old) can also be a part of the entertainment industry, it proves worthwhile to summarize some of the protections they have in the industry,… 

Fair Use In Copyright Rights As part of intellectual property (IP) law, and used in entertainment law, fair use refers to certain limitations that have been placed on those who hold copyright rights. Being one… 

Indemnification Provisions in Entertainment Contracts Probably, one of the salient prudent concerns in any contract is what happens if the other party breaches the warranties, representations or other promises. Who pays for such breach? How… 

What is a Film Producer? When creating a film, regardless of whether it has a small or multi-million-dollar budget, there are many people involved in a variety of complex chains of command. One of the… 

One of the most salient characteristics of any contract, especially entertainment-related ones, is allocation of risks among the parties involved. One of the areas where such risk allocation usually comes to the fore is representations… 

In Hollywood and the music industry, how a celebrity is managed and becomes profitable comprises of a complex system with many individuals involved, with one of the most important ones being the personal manager. This… 

Can An Artist Refuse Credit? One of the conundrums confronting up-and-coming and even relatively established artists is that the movie or music may not conform to their “reasonable” expectations after editing. Thus, such artists may… 

When actors sign on to a work project, whether that is for a movie or a TV show, they must negotiate, and agree on, work contracts that can be partly governed by the Screen Actor’s…