Case List

Contract Drafting: Copyright License: Film

20-589 Filmmaker who is creating a short film about dance needs help securing license rights to the music she uses in the film.

Contract Drafting: Customer Agreement: Graphic Artist

20-746 Graphic artist has been hired to do corporate rebranding and needs a customer agreement.

Contract Drafting: License for Educational Materials

20-833 NFP, run by a young technology artist, created an audio-video program that provides remote career training to Chicago public school students. Client needs help with copyright registration and licensing rights to implement the program.

Contract Drafting: Producer Agreement: Music

20-854 Singer-songwriter (Client) is beginning to record his work in a studio and needs a Producer Agreement.

Contract Drafting: Work for Hire: Online Magazine

20-772 Architectural NFP is launching an online magazine and needs counsel to draft a work-for-hire agreement for the contributors. Client also needs legal advice regarding copyright registration.

Contract Review: Book Publishing Agreement

20-869 Part-time English instructor and author of a book on writing needs counsel to review a publishing agreement and represent her to the publishers.

Contract Review: Licensing Agent Agreement: Music

20-669 Instrumental guitar duo needs counsel to review an agreement to work with a licensing library.

Contract Review: Talent Option and Co-Producer Agreement: Film/TV

20-837 Client is a television producer who needs counsel to review two agreements, a Co-Producer Agreement and a Talent Option Agreement.

Copyright Registration, Content Clearance and and Contract Drafting: Film

20-856 NFP producing a documentary film needs assistance with copyright registration, content clearance for E&O insurance, assistance with acquiring the insurance and release agreements for co-writers.

Copyright: Fair Use: Music Video

20-728 Client created a racial justice music video mashup and needs help evaluating whether she can rely on fair use for the use of the musical composition.

Dispute: Collection

20-780 Client performed consulting services for a local NFP organization, the organization is in default and client needs help recovering amounts owed.

Dispute: Copyright Infringement: Music

20-677 Clients create advertising jingles for businesses in the Chicago area. Client created and licensed a jingle to a customer who failed to comply with the payment terms, and then began using a jingle substantially similar to the one that Client wrote. Clients' jingle was registered with the copyright office. Client needs help evaluating a claim for copyright infringement.

Dispute: Copyright Infringment Settlement License: Film-Music

20-707 Black female poet whose recorded reading of her work is featured in a rap song needs counsel to review a license agreement.

Dispute: Employment

20-481 Music educator has questions about a pay dispute with a private school.

Dispute: Right of Publicity and Trademark: Music

20-872 Former member of a folk band needs help evaluating any claim she may have for violation of her right of publicity inasmuch as the current members of the band are continuing to use her image as an integral part of their marketing campaign.

Dispute: Separation Agreement: Film

20-627 Client one of the co-producers of a student film and his co-producer have artistic differences and Client would like counsel to assist with the termination of the Co-producer Agreement. Client needs a Separation Agreement and would like to be recognized for the work that he contributed to the project.

Employment: Employment Agreement (Employer side)

20-825 Video film producer needs an Employment Agreement for two animators that he hired several months ago.

Estate Planning: Asset Protection: Elderly Artist

20-846 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: Music

20-753 Pianist is a non-US citizen currently in the US on an expiring visa. Client needs counsel to review his Eb1 Visa application form.

IP Litigation: Representing a Witness

20-786 Client has been involved in activities that are expected to result in litigation. Client is not the responsible party or the injured party, but could be called as a witness. Client needs to understand her responsibilities at this time and what she can expect going forward.

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 help evaluating any risks related to this business arrangement.

NFP: Bylaws Review: Jewish Music

20-626 Start-up NFP needs counsel to review a draft of their proposed bylaws and to advise client regarding the relationship between the NFP entity and a for-profit entity.

Start-up and Contract Drafting: Terms of Service: On-line Sales

20-594 Photographer who does digital art is launching an online sales platform and needs start-up advice, help with business structure and a Terms of Service agreement.

Start-up: Visual Artist

20-169 Graduate student artist sells digital images that are composites of her original photos and needs start-up advice, help with business structure and advice regarding copyright registration.

Trademark Registration: Audio-Video Educational Materials

Trademark Registration: Film and TV

20-848 Student producer of a live action adventure film embedded in a comedy series needs help with trademark registration for two trademarks.

Trademark Registration: Music

20-777 Singer-songwriter needs help with trademark registration for his stage name.

Trademark Registration: Performance Artist

20-770 Model and professional dancer needs help with trademark registration.