This weeks topic deals with artist management agreements. Post Term Commissions or “Sunset Clause ”: There will be a post-term commission schedule that should apply to specific records that were created and released during the term of the management agreement and the songs in those records, any tours booked but not performed during the term, other elements that you argue about. For a more detailed discussion, see Artist Managment Agreements on the Semaphore blog. MORE
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First, ownership of a work will belong to the employer if prepared as part of an employee's regular duties, or if created by an independent contractor, pursuant to a written agreement so specifying, and provided the work is among the types of works listed as eligible for this treatment. MORE
This weeks topic deals with artist management agreements. Post Term Commissions or “Sunset Clause ”: There will be a post-term commission schedule that should apply to specific records that were created and released during the term of the management agreement and the songs in those records, any tours booked but not performed during the term, other elements that you argue about. For a more detailed discussion, see Artist Managment Agreements on the Semaphore blog. MORE
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In TV, often stations that cannot be owned by a broadcaster who is buying another station in the same market consistent with the multiple ownership rules are not sold through a trust, but instead they are sometime bought by an independent party who can support the station through some sort of Joint Sales or Shared Services Agreements with the buyer. Sometimes the FCC decisions come out in a flurry, often with little nuggets of importance in each one. MORE
Like anyone else on your team, you need to engage the producer and this article will focus on the major deal points in record producer agreements from the artist’s perspective. You would expect to pay for hard drives, but you might not expect to pay a rental fee for plugins or outboard gear. The recording budget becomes part of your producer agreement. Your record producer is probably the most important member of your creative team. MORE
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The court denied the defendant’s motion, ruling that the plaintiff had no knowledge of the website terms and was not bound by the arbitration clause contained in DSG’s browewrap agreement. Rather, DSG’s terms were presented as a browsewrap agreement, where a website’s terms and conditions are posted on the website via a hyperlink at the bottom of the screen and users are presumed to manifest assent to the terms by use of the website. In Nghiem v Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. , MORE
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This weeks topic deals with artist management agreements. Post Term Commissions or “Sunset Clause ”: There will be a post-term commission schedule that should apply to specific records that were created and released during the term of the management agreement and the songs in those records, any tours booked but not performed during the term, other elements that you argue about. For a more detailed discussion, see Artist Managment Agreements on the Semaphore blog. MORE
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If ratified, the agreement would end an over 10-month stalemate. If you work in tech, check out my new book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets. ——————— Email to SAG members: Dear Screen Actors Guild member, As you know, the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors voted April 19, 2009, to approve and recommend to members, new, two-year successor agreements to the 2005 Producer-Screen Actors Guild Codified Basic Agreement and 2005 Screen Actors Guild Television Agreement. MORE
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Only two weeks ago, we were writing about the FCC’s consideration of TV Joint Sales and Shared Service Agreements (or “ side-car arrangements ” as some have called them) as being an issue that was just being reviewed at the FCC by the new Chairman and his staff. This week’s rumors suggest that, as part of the same action (or through a simultaneous action), the FCC will ask about the public interest benefits and harms of Shared Services Agreements in the TV industry. MORE
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TV Shared Services Agreements have been one of the targets of public interest groups since the start of the current Quadrennial Review of the FCC’s multiple ownership rules (see our articles here , here , here and here ). Before Christmas, two transactions involving shared services agreements were approved over objections. Cable Carriage Multiple Ownership Rules Television media consolidation quadrennial review of FCC ownership rules shared services agreement TV sidecar arrangemen MORE
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It is possible that the only real meaning that can be derived from this payment is that the FCC takes seriously its rules (about which we wrote here ) and the subsequent statute (about which we wrote here ) that forbids one TV station from negotiating a retransmission consent agreement on behalf of another non-commonly owned station in the market. Cable Carriage Multiple Ownership Rules Television joint negotiation of retransmission consent agreements retransmission consent MORE
Reblogged from Semaphore Music: Written by Chris Castle. New artists often think that the first person they need on their team is a “manager”. They’ve all heard the stories of the “big” managers who can snap their fingers and make something happen for their clients. The reality is that when an artist is just starting out, those first 1,000 to 10,000 units are just as hard to sell for the new artist using Internet based tools as it is for the big manager with the major label backing. . MORE
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Historically, the way producers, production companies, and studios went about securing rights in material for their development and production pipeline(s), has been to enter into an option agreement with the owner, author, or subject of the desired project. Shopping Agreements. MORE
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See also More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5. A post with all the current parts in one post is available here , and see also “Artist Management Agreements” on the Semaphore Music blog. Like anyone else on your team, you need to engage the producer and this article will focus on the major deal points in record producer agreements from the artist’s perspective. Please note: This is an installment in a multi-part post. MORE
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The court denied the defendant’s motion, ruling that the plaintiff had no knowledge of the website terms and was not bound by the arbitration clause contained in DSG’s browewrap agreement. Rather, DSG’s terms were presented as a browsewrap agreement, where a website’s terms and conditions are posted on the website via a hyperlink at the bottom of the screen and users are presumed to manifest assent to the terms by use of the website. In Nghiem v Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. ,
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This weeks topic deals with artist management agreements. Post Term Commissions or “Sunset Clause ”: There will be a post-term commission schedule that should apply to specific records that were created and released during the term of the management agreement and the songs in those records, any tours booked but not performed during the term, other elements that you argue about. For a more detailed discussion, see Artist Managment Agreements on the Semaphore blog.
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Under California law, a party transferring rights to any work made under a work for hire agreement is an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance.
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From the Hollywood Reporter: The Writers Guild and the studios appear to have reached an agreement, apparently without the kind of bitterness that marked negotiations in 2007/2008 and 2011.
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The deals are similar to the TV/theatrical agreement reached last week. Details: The Hollywood Reporter
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The Discovery Network and Comcast have renewed their distribution agreement. The deal takes effect at the beginning of next year. Discovery had balked after Comcast tried a takeover over Time Warner Cable, which failed earlier this year. More here on
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This weeks topic deals with artist management agreements. Post Term Commissions or “Sunset Clause ”: There will be a post-term commission schedule that should apply to specific records that were created and released during the term of the management agreement and the songs in those records, any tours booked but not performed during the term, other elements that you argue about. For a more detailed discussion, see Artist Managment Agreements on the Semaphore blog.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
The studios make their move to dismiss a lawsuit from a guild that claims that musicians haven't been properly compensated. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Music Business THR Online Labor
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The Ryan Kavanaugh studio asserts Netflix tried to drive it out of business, and the complaint confirms that Relativity is now up for sale. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Television Tech Business THR Online
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
19 Recordings alleges that "American Idol" stars have been cheated of streaming revenue. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Tech Business THR Online
New Media and Technology Law
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Last week, the Southern District of New York followed a long line of precedent under New York law and upheld the enforceability of a website clickwrap agreement, granting a website operator’s motion to compel arbitration pursuant to a clause contained in the agreement. In Whitt , the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s lawsuit and compel arbitration pursuant to the terms of a website clickwrap agreement. the borrower registration agreement.”
Music Technology Policy
JANUARY 28, 2012
This weeks topic deals with artist management agreements. Post Term Commissions or “Sunset Clause ”: There will be a post-term commission schedule that should apply to specific records that were created and released during the term of the management agreement and the songs in those records, any tours booked but not performed during the term, other elements that you argue about. For a more detailed discussion, see Artist Managment Agreements on the Semaphore blog.
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The satellite TV giant wins in a case that had the high court revisiting a 2011 ruling that put federal law above a California rule. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
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Reblogged from Semaphore Music: Written by Chris Castle. New artists often think that the first person they need on their team is a “manager”. They’ve all heard the stories of the “big” managers who can snap their fingers and make something happen for their clients. The reality is that when an artist is just starting out, those first 1,000 to 10,000 units are just as hard to sell for the new artist using Internet based tools as it is for the big manager with the major label backing. .
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At the end of this last week, we saw the FCC’s Media Bureau take actions in three different proceedings directly applicable to broadcasters to undo what had been done during the prior administration – r escinding actions with respect to noncommercial ownership reports , the disclosure of information about the sponsor of political advertisements, and on the treatment of TV assignment and transfer applications for television stations where shared service agreements are involved.
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Composer and Music Licensing Agreements for Film, TV, & New Media. We’ll navigate typical composing and licensing agreements, shed light on strategies for negotiating the best possible deal, and highlight the most common pitfalls.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2013
Over Sony's strong objection, a judge agrees that Kodak used its business judgment to reject a supplier agreement over $18 million in owed rebates.
Broadcast Law Blog
JANUARY 27, 2014
TV Shared Services Agreements have been one of the targets of public interest groups since the start of the current Quadrennial Review of the FCC’s multiple ownership rules (see our articles here , here , here and here ). Before Christmas, two transactions involving shared services agreements were approved over objections. Cable Carriage Multiple Ownership Rules Television media consolidation quadrennial review of FCC ownership rules shared services agreement TV sidecar arrangemen
Music Technology Policy
MAY 3, 2010
Tags: artist education 20 questions for new artists managment agreements
Music Technology Policy
MAY 8, 2012
See also More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5. A post with all the current parts in one post is available here , and see also “Artist Management Agreements” on the Semaphore Music blog. Like anyone else on your team, you need to engage the producer and this article will focus on the major deal points in record producer agreements from the artist’s perspective. Please note: This is an installment in a multi-part post.
Digital Media Law
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If ratified, the agreement would end an over 10-month stalemate. If you work in tech, check out my new book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets. ——————— Email to SAG members: Dear Screen Actors Guild member, As you know, the Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors voted April 19, 2009, to approve and recommend to members, new, two-year successor agreements to the 2005 Producer-Screen Actors Guild Codified Basic Agreement and 2005 Screen Actors Guild Television Agreement.
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
Like anyone else on your team, you need to engage the producer and this article will focus on the major deal points in record producer agreements from the artist’s perspective. You would expect to pay for hard drives, but you might not expect to pay a rental fee for plugins or outboard gear. The recording budget becomes part of your producer agreement. Your record producer is probably the most important member of your creative team.
Broadcast Law Blog
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
In TV, often stations that cannot be owned by a broadcaster who is buying another station in the same market consistent with the multiple ownership rules are not sold through a trust, but instead they are sometime bought by an independent party who can support the station through some sort of Joint Sales or Shared Services Agreements with the buyer. Sometimes the FCC decisions come out in a flurry, often with little nuggets of importance in each one.
Music Technology Policy
DECEMBER 27, 2016
31 to sign an interim license agreement with GMR, which will cover them for playing the PROs songs through Sept. The MIC Coalition. When two rational actors are economically interdependent on one another, disputes tend to get solved at a market clearing price.
Broadcast Law Blog
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It is possible that the only real meaning that can be derived from this payment is that the FCC takes seriously its rules (about which we wrote here ) and the subsequent statute (about which we wrote here ) that forbids one TV station from negotiating a retransmission consent agreement on behalf of another non-commonly owned station in the market. Cable Carriage Multiple Ownership Rules Television joint negotiation of retransmission consent agreements retransmission consent
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The Directors Guild announced a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The widely anticipated agreement now increases the pressure on the writers, who are entering the third month of their work stoppage. Whether the writers think the directors' agreement is sufficient remains to be seen.
Broadcast Law Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
Only two weeks ago, we were writing about the FCC’s consideration of TV Joint Sales and Shared Service Agreements (or “ side-car arrangements ” as some have called them) as being an issue that was just being reviewed at the FCC by the new Chairman and his staff. This week’s rumors suggest that, as part of the same action (or through a simultaneous action), the FCC will ask about the public interest benefits and harms of Shared Services Agreements in the TV industry.
Media Law Prof Blog
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FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai''s office has a statement including the results of his office''s investigation of links between joint sales agreements and ownership diversity.
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The video game company decides to stop fighting, but a lawsuit continues over billions of dollars of licensing income. read more. The Business THR, Esq. Television Business
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JANUARY 9, 2012
See also More Questions for Artists: Record Producer Agreements, Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 , Part 5. A post with all the current parts in one post is available here , and see also “Artist Management Agreements” on the Semaphore Music blog. 20 more questions for artists 20 questions for new artists recording artists mixer agreements mixers record producer record producer agreements remixer agreements remixers
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Donny Misraje says his long-time friend behaved "dictatorial" and forced him and two others out of a growing podcast business. read more. Adam Carolla THR, Esq. Television Tech Business
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