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    • Archive for January, 2008

    Force Majeure clauses - ABC terminates overall deals as result of lengthy WGA strike

    Friday, January 25th, 2008

    Last week, Variety reported that ABC has invoked the Force Majeure clauses in nearly  two dozen writer’s overall deals,  terminating those contracts on grounds that the WGA strike (now in its 3rd month).
    This gives rise to a discussion of what is and is-not a ‘force majeure’ event.  Typically, we think of ‘force majeure’ as the […]

    Music Rights for plays and musicals (Theatrelawyer.com)

    Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

    I’ve just posted  a short piece on  my other site - Theatrelawyer.com about using pre-existing music in a play or musical show.    It’s a short discussion of Grand vs. Small performing rights, and some key points for licensing grand rights.

    Law and Video Podcast - Hiatus extended

    Monday, January 14th, 2008

    Due to unforeseeable technical difficulties, the Law And Video Podcast holiday Hiatus continues.
    Some server problems have knocked us off the air, and next week, I’ll be in Hawaii.    Once I return, though, we’ll be back in the swing of things with  live calls and emailed Q and A.
    Thanks for your patience… and stay tuned!

    Firemark added to ANMT Board of Directors

    Monday, January 14th, 2008

    I am very pleased to announce that I’ve been elected to the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Academy for New Musical Theatre.  This fine organization’s Mission is to foster the highest quality of musical theatre writing, and to advance the state of new musical theatre production.
    ANMT’s roots go back 30 years to the teachings […]

    Email subscription problems

    Friday, January 11th, 2008

    Some email subscribers may have received some OLD postings.  This service is handled by feedburner, and I’ve asked them to look into it.
    Sorry for the mix-up.