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Case List
To learn more about any of the matters on our current Case List, contact our Staff Attorney, Stacy Baygood Streur.
You can also view the matters listed below as a PDF document.
And, thank you very much for your interest in helping LCA clients!
The following is a current list LCA matters within the identified Categories.
To learn more about any of the matters on our Case List, please contact our Legal Director, Stacy Baygood Streur, at 312.837.3520, or sstreur@law-arts.org.
Thank you very much for your interest in helping LCA clients!
| Case # | Legal Category | Arts Category | Client Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-415 | Copyright Infringement | Literature, Performance Art | Contingent Fee (PB Eligible) |
Copyright Infringement. Author needs help evaluating whether her work was infringed by a popular television drama, and assistance in pursuing any rights she may have. |
| 17-436 | Copyright Protection/Licensing | Music | Pro Bono |
Contract Termination. A music writer and composer paid a distributor to distribute her music digitally. Recently, she learned that the distributor is claiming rights to proceeds from mechanical licenses. Client needs legal help to terminate her agreement with the distributor. |
| 17-454 | Commercial Litigation/ADR/Other Claims | Music | Contingent Fee (PB Eligible) |
Unpaid Royalties. The lead singer of a nationally recognized, 1970s, soul/funk ensemble has never received royalties for the music that he wrote and recorded with the bands that he played with. Client needs counsel to evaluate any claim that he may have for royalties. |
| 17-475 | Contracts | Film/TV, Literature, Visual Art | Pro Bono |
Contract for Writer. Writer needs a co-author agreement for a novel and graphic novel that he is working on with his friend. He also plans to hire an aritst to create the graphics for the graphic novel and needs a contract for the artist. |
| 17-480 | Contracts, Copyright Protection/Licensing | Literature | Pro Bono |
Content Clearance. Children's book author who writes historical fiction needs help evaluating the content of her books and securing permissions as necessary. Client, also, needs legal review of three contracts, one for each of the illustrators and one with a celebrity licensing company. |
| 17-481 | Contracts | Film/TV, Literature, Visual Art, Other | Pro Bono |
Negotiation Advice. Fiction writer and graphic artist, Client, needs legal advice regarding negotiating to be paid for writing a screen-play. She submitted a writing sample and received a positive response and expects to be talking about terms shortly. |
| 17-492 | Copyright Protection/Licensing | Visual Art, Other | Pro Bono |
Start-up Help Candle Maker. Client designs and sells candles and needs start-up advice and one license agreement to use other artists work to create her candles. |
