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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 Director of Legal Services, Stacy Baygood Streur, at 312.837.3520, or sstreur@law-arts.org.
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| Case # | Legal Category | Arts Category | Description |
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20-586 Pro Bono |
Contracts, Trademark Protection | Film/TV |
Contract Drafting and Trademark Registration: Film 20-586 Film-maker is in the process of producing a screen-play and needs help with trademark registration. Client also needs a work for hire agreement for her cast and crew. |
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20-593 Pro Bono |
Business Startup/Corporate, Contracts, Employment, Trademark Protection, Copyright Protection/Licensing | Music, Performance Art, Film/T.V. |
Contract Drafting: Talk Show Featuring Artists 20-593 Client plans to launch a YouTube channel, in the nature of a talk show, that includes artist interviews and performances. Client needs two contracts, one for staff who will be working on the show and one for the artists who will be interviewed. |
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20-552 Pro Bono |
Contracts | Visual Art |
Contract Review: Visual Artist 20-552 Client is a wedding photographer who needs counsel to review her standard client contract and update various provisions to address issues raised by COVID-19. |
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20-589 Pro Bono |
Copyright Protection/Licensing | Dance, Film/TV, Music |
Copyright Licensing: Film 20-589 Film-maker who is creating a short film about dance needs help securing license rights to the music she uses in the film. |
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20-537 Pro Bono |
Copyright Protection/Licensing | Literature, Theater, Visual |
Copyright Registration: Literature 20-537 Poet and playwright needs help with copyright registration. |
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20-110 Pro Bono |
Copyright Protection/Licensing | Music |
Dispute: Contract Drafting: Termination of a Band Member 20-110 Husband and wife members of a band are in the midst of a divorce and need help drafting an agreement that identifies their respective rights in the band's musical compositions and recordings. |
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20-505 Pro Bono |
Copyright Infringement | Photography, Film/T.V. |
Dispute: Copyright Infringment: Cease and Desist Letter (UK) 20-505 Client posted a blog related to living with a disability during a pandemic. A UK firm copied and posted Client's entire blog verbatim, including the pictures and video. Client needs counsel to draft a cease and desist letter to the infringer. |
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20-560 Pro Bono |
Rights of Privacy and Publicity, Disputes | Film/T.V. |
Dispute: Defamation: Cease and Desist: Film 20-560 Film-maker needs counsel to evaluate whether he has a claim for damage to reputation based on a headline that was published in a Wisconsin newspaper in 1999; and, if appropriate, to send a cease and desist letter to the publisher. |
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20-592 Pro Bono |
Landlord-Tenant | Acting/Modeling, Theater, Film/T.V. |
Dispute: Landlord Tenant: Demand Letter 20-592 Actor recently sublet a studio (June 22, 2020) and immediately discovered that the space had previously had a bed bug problem, despite lessors promises to the contrary. Client terminated the lease, moved out and needs help recovering amounts paid. |
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20-525 Paying |
Landlord-Tenant | Visual Art |
Dispute: Landlord/Tenant: Visual Art 20-525 Teaching artist leased studio space in February with the specific intent to use an outdoor area behind the studio for teaching. Marketing materials and an email from the landlord confirmed that the space would be available for that purpose. Landlord is now refusing to allow Client is use the space for classes. Client needs help addressing this issue with her landlord. |
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20-611 Pro Bono |
Contracts, Copyright Infringement | Music |
Dispute: Promotional Agreement: Music 20-611 Rock and roll musician, who created music in the 80's and 90's, needs help securing a copy of a contract that he signed with a record label in 2002. Client also needs help evaluating his rights and obligations under that agreement. |
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20-319 Pro Bono |
Other, Landlord-Tenant, Personal Injury/Damage to Property | Music, Other, Performance Art, Visual |
Dispute: Property Damage and Personal Injury: Music 20-319 Professional jazz percussionist resides in a leased residential/studio space. The space was damaged as a result of utility work that was performed just outside his building. Client is in the process of negotiating a settlement between the utility company, the landlord and himself and needs legal assistance. |
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20-606 Pro Bono |
Contracts, Trademark Protection | Music |
Dispute: Record Label Agreement: Music 20-606 Singer-songwriter needs help evaluating her rights under a Record Label Agreement. Client would like to terminate the agreement or release new music outside the terms of the agreement. |
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20-576 Pro Bono |
Trademark Infringement, Disputes | Film/T.V. |
Dispute: Trademark Infringement (Defense): Film 20-576 Digital media company that promotes the interests of women in the film industry was threatened with legal action based on the use of their name. The two marks are different and the services are different. Client needs help evaluating the risk of continuing to use their name. |
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20-520 Pro Bono |
Other | Music, Visual, Film/T.V. |
Estate Planning: Multi-disciplinary Artist 20-520 Elderly artist engaged in visual art and music needs help drafting a will and a trust. |
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20-495 Pro Bono |
Copyright Protection/Licensing | Music |
Music Licensing: Live Streaming: A Cappella Group 20-495 A Cappella group that uses copyrighted work needs help identifying the music license requirements for fee-based live-streamed or recorded events. |
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20-397 Pro Bono |
Copyright Infringement | Music |
Music Licensing: Live Streaming: Choir Group 20-397 NFP choir group plans to hold live-streamed sing-alongs for dementia patients and needs legal help evaluating what licenses they need before launching the sing-along series. |
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20-487 Pro Bono |
Other, Not for Profit Advice | Arts Education, Dance, Music, Performance Art, Theater |
NFP Board Governance: Landlord Tenant 20-487 Client, a NFP arts organization, owns a facility and leases space to a for-profit entity that is owned and run by one of the NFP's board members. Client needs legal help evaluating the steps they need to take to avoid breaching any fiduciary duties. |
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20-527 Pro Bono |
Other | Visual |
NFP Endowment: Art Center 20-527 Small NFP art center recently received an endowment and has questions about whether they need to set up a separate entity to hold the endowment funds. |
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20-534 Paying |
Not for Profit Advice | Music, Visual |
NFP: Lobbying Rules 20-534 NFP art studio for disabled individuals needs legal advice regarding the restrictions on NFP organizations related to lobbying, specifically related to limits on discussing current political issues. |
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20-571 Pro Bono |
Contracts | Other |
Start-up and Contract Review: Photography 20-571 Commercial photographer needs advice regarding business structure and help updating his customer contract to address COVID-19 related legal issue as well as customer usage rights. |
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20-587 Pro Bono |
Business Startup/Corporate | Music, Theater, Film/T.V. |
Start-up: Film 20-587 Student film-maker needs help setting up an LLC. |
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20-169 Pro Bono |
Business Startup/Corporate | Design/Graphic Design, Photography, Visual Art |
Start-up: Visual Artist 20-169 Graduate student, visual artist needs start-up advice, help with business structure and advice regarding copyright registration. |
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20-522 Pro Bono |
Other | Literature |
Trademark: Literature 20-522 Poet plans to republish one of her poems in support of the current Black Lives Matter movement. Client would like to add language to the back of the book that is similar to a registered tag line and needs legal help evaluating the risk. |
