The Academy for New Musical Theatre is an organization that’s close to my heart. I serve on their Board of Directors, and believe very strongly in their mission to foster the development of new Musicals.
November 28 through December 7, 2008, ANMT will be auctioning off some fun and unique items that you can bid on to help raise money [...]
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Joy Goodwin’s piece from the New York Times (11/22/2008) discusses the increasing tendency of nonprofit theatre companies to take a percentage of a playwright’s subisidiary rights income… in some cases as much as 40%.
ASK THE READERS:
What do you think about this trend?
Does a nonprofit production add enough value to a new play to [...]
Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood is one of my favorite places for industry news and information. She’s published a press release from AMPTP about the breakdown of mediation talks this past weekend. The upshot is that AMPTP believes SAG is out of touch with the reality of the new media marketplace, especially in light of the current economic [...]
As year’s end approaches, it’s a good time to consider dissolving and winding-up the affairs of unused corporations and Limited Liability Companies, thereby avoiding taxation for 2009.
Similarly, if you’re considering starting a new corporation or LLC, you may wish to realize the expenses associated with corporate start up in 2008 by getting things underway before [...]
As year’s end approaches, it’s a good time to consider dissolving and winding-up the affairs of unused corporations and Limited Liability Companies, thereby avoiding taxation for 2009.
Similarly, if you’re considering starting a new corporation or LLC, you may wish to realize the expenses associated with corporate start up in 2008 by getting things underway before [...]
Last week, I received an email from a bandleader client who’d discovered that another band had adopted the same exact name as his. Needless to say, he was upset and concerned that this other user would undermine the market for his band’s goods and services. Fortunately, my client holds a registered trademark [...]
I’m honored to have been asked to join the faculty at Solo Practice University, a web-based legal education community created by Susan Cartier Liebel of Build a Solo Practice, LLC. Solo Practice University™ (SPU) teaches legal professionals about the practical aspects of running a law practice. This kind of instruction is not given in law [...]
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Andrew J. Contigula’s blog has a good summary of last week’s Supreme Court argument in FCC v. Fox Television Stations. The case is being closely followed by entertainment and communications lawyers, and deals with the Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement efforts against ‘indecent’ speech and broadcasts containing “fleeting expletives”, such as those uttered by celebrities [...]
I’m honored to have been asked to write a guest post for Tamera Bennett’s “Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law” Blog. My piece discusses the differences between theatre and the film/tv business with respect to the handling of copyrights, licenses, etc.
I’m honored to have been asked to guest-post on Tamera Bennett’s “Current Trends in Copyright, Trademark & Entertainment Law” blog. My piece discusses the different ways in which copyright issues are handled in theatre.