Music

26-0101 Client is a musician. Client has an agreement with a publishing company to place music in a variety of media productions. Client recently found instances of work being placed in projects without Client's knowledge and without proper royalties being paid. Client needs assistance evaluating breach of contract claim and obtaining royalties owed....
26-0082 Client is a musician and songwriter. Client seeks legal assistance registering music with the copyright office, as well as assistance drafting a licensing agreement and an agreement for potential future co-authors....
26-0054 Client is a creative entrepreneur and community advocate. Client currently has an online series that brings music to the community. Client seeks advice and assistance in potential establishing a nonprofit entity around this endeavor. Client also needs assistance obtaining trademark protection for phrases associated with this online series....
26-0044 Client is a jazz musician and music historian. Client has obtained grant funding in the past to record and release musical works by prominent women in jazz music. Client seeks to start a nonprofit organization celebrating the historical contributions and often overlooked role of women in jazz music and needs legal assistance drafting the operational documents and filing for nonprofit statu...
26-0043 Client is a songwriter. Client wrote a song in 2007, registered is with the Copyright Office, and subsequently sent a copy of the song to an individual to potentially record. That individual never recorded a version of the song and instead licensed it to a very well known recording artist without Client's permission. The song has been released commercially and performed publicly, generatin...
26-0038 Client is a music entrepreneur. Client is starting a business around recording and distributing live music shows on vinyl. Client needs assistance drafting contracts and agreements for working with artists, venues, vendors, and other collaborators....
26-0037 Client is a musician who primarily works in theater orchestras. Client has come up with an innovative approach to programmable electric violin bows. Client needs assistance evaluating and obtaining copyright protection for the specific digital samples and arrangement of music created as well as creating licensing agreements for this technology to be utilized in other theater productions....
26-0035 Client is a film composer. Client wants to set up a publishing company as well as draft template agreements for work on films. Client needs legal assistance establishing a publishing company LLC as well as help drafting a composer agreement that can be used as a template when working on various films and projects....

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