Case List

Content Clearance: Attorney Opinion Letter: Film

21-0198 Producer of a reality television series needs an Attorney Opinion Letter to support her application for errors and omissions insurance.

Contract Drafting: Agreement with Platform/Financial Backer: Film

21-0556 Minority producer of a documentary film series about leaders in the NFP arts world needs counsel to draft a license agreement with the platform that will host the series and provide financial support.

Contract Drafting: Music Management Agreement.

21-0788 Client, a full time student, is launching a business as a music manager and needs a standard contract for his clients. He drafted his own short agreement but needs counsel to review and edit or draft a new agreement. Client is currently managing two music artists.

Contract Drafting: Release and Services Agreements: Multimedia

21-0459 Minority multimedia artist plans to create an exhibition that includes individual portraits together with personal stories and needs help with a release for the featured individuals. She also needs a services agreement for the participating freelance photographers that includes IP and confidentiality provisions.

Contract Review: Artistic Landscaping Agreement

21-0106 Environmental sculptor who was awarded a contract, by a government agency, to create a large scale earth art landscape project, will act as the general contractor for the project, and needs counsel to review her general contract, which has already been signed, and a proposed subcontractor agreement.

Contract Review: Website Terms of Service: Music

21-0439 Client developed a website to match video-game developers with musicians to compose music for their games. Client needs counsel to review the Terms of Service Agreement.

Copyright: Fair Use or Licensing: Video Project

21-0691 Artist seeking to highlight judicial misconduct needs help determining whether she needs permission to use a video clip of a judicial disciplinary hearing that she found online. If permission is recommended, Client would also need a short license agreement.

Copyright: Podcasting

21-0751 Immigration NFP needs intellectual property advice regarding their plans to produce a podcast in which undocumented immigrants will share their stories of facing deportation. Organization has counsel to assist with immigration issues.

Dispute: Accounting: Music

21-0146 Minority music artist, Client, registered with one of the DIY music streaming distributors. Client needs help securing a royalty statement and determining if the distributor is withholding royalty payments.

Dispute: Consignment of Art Agreement

21-0568 Visual artist needs help recovering approximately 30 works of visual art from a Chicago gallery. The works were delivered to the gallery in the late 90's and early 2000's under a written Consignment of Art Agreement. Client has never received payment for any of the works.

Dispute: Copyright Infringement: Music

21-0008 Minority rap artist needs help evaluating a claim for copyright infringement.

Dispute: Copyright Infringement: YouTube Strike

20-896 Client posted a commentary on a popular ISP site, detailing rumors about the upcoming release of a popular video game. The copyright holder sent a notice and take-down request, which resulted in the content being removed from the site. Client has requested reinstatement and needs help evaluating his options in the event that the reinstatement request is denied.

Dispute: Demand Letter: Collection (French Speaking Client)

21-0111 Client, a visual artist, whose works were for-sale at a local gallery, needs counsel to assist with a demand letter to recover amounts the gallery owes to Client for works that were damaged or sold.

Dispute: Landlord Tenant: Visual Artist: Fashion

21-0060 Minority visual artist, in the fashion sector, needs help terminating her lease and recovering the security deposit. Client's space is in a multi-unit building and her neighbor in the next unit has been complaining about the fumes from client's supplies. The situation has escalated and Client does not feel safe in the space.

Dispute: Pending Litigation: Joint Work (Defense)

20-1019 Two visual artists collaborated on a series of paintings and Client is the defendant in an action by the Plaintiff to recover possession of the physical works. Client needs counsel to represent her in the litigation.

Dispute: Termination of Assignment of Copyright: Music

21-0075 Client, the son of a successful songwriter, inherited his fathers catalogue of music. He has a Writer Successor Agreement and a Publishing Successor Agreement with BMI. Client decided to request a termaination of the original publishing agreement and needs help negotiating with the publisher.

Estate Planning: Asset Protection: Elderly Artist

20-846 Minority author is concerned about a nursing home attaching her bank account and needs legal advice regarding asset protection. Client is 74 and is planning for the future. She is not currently in a residential facility.

Immigration: Film

21-0836 Minority filmmaker would like to engage a French cinematographer as the Director of Photography for her experimental narrative film and needs help identifying the correct Visa for this situation. Specifically, she would like advice regarding ESTA.

NFP Advice: Podcast

21-0092 Start-up NFP that does podcasting, and was formerly a project of the founder, needs help evaluating proper steps for transferring assets and liabilities to the NFP.

NFP: Music School

21-0187 Client runs a music school that is currently set up as an L3C. Client needs help evaluating whether this is the best organizational structure for the current operations of the business.