360 deals - some basics from M.E.L.O.N.
By Gordon Firemark | March 26, 2008
My friend and colleague Tony Berman is at it again, preparing a useful and comprehensive blog post about the growing phenomenon of so-called 360 deals, where record companies participate not only in revenues from an Artist’s record sales, but also from merchandise, touring, ticketing, online presence, marketing, sponsorships, endorsements, and the like. Essentially, any money the artist earns is shared with the label..
Check it out the first installment of his multi-part article at Multimedia Entertainment Law Online News.
Topics: Music, Entertainment law
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Law and Video Podcast - new episode
By Gordon Firemark | March 25, 2008
The latest episode of The Law and Video Podcast is now available at http://www.lawandvideo.com.
This week we discussed:
News: Industry pushes for Copyright Prevention Law tied to college loan funding
- Live Call: Can I do anything with some old film footage I bought at a garage sale?
Email questions:
- How do I start an independent record label?
- How do I find and hire an entertainment lawyer?
- What can I show and what can’t I show when making a “Cops” style local TV show.
- Can an adult-video producer require participants to sign a confidentiality agreement? Can it be enforced?
- Blu-Ray licenses required for authoring discs? DRM and the DMCA.
The Law and Video podcast is a weekly live call-in question-and-answer audio programwhere I answer questions about legal and business issues facing video- and film-makers.
Topics: Law and Video Podcast
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