Gary S. Adwar, Contract Lawyer
Entertainment Law
No matter how well you get along with your co-writer, producer, partner, employee, talent, whatever the case may be, there will be disagreements. A written contract is vital to your career in the Entertainment Business because, as we know, times change, needs change, people change and memories fade, so make sure you get it in writing. A properly drafted Contract preserves the understanding of the parties as to rights and responsibilities, spells out who gets what benefit for what costs and even sets up a mechanism as to how a dispute gets resolved, how a contract can be terminated and under what circumstances.
An example of what not to do can be found in the recent Snapchat case. Its founders, two Stanford University students started the business with a handshake, ended up in court with millions on the line. One more word of caution: do not write your own contracts based on forms found on-line. Leave it to a competent attorney. It is so worth the money.
Below you will find a list of some of the most common Entertainment Business Contracts that we draft, negotiate and review for our clients:
An example of what not to do can be found in the recent Snapchat case. Its founders, two Stanford University students started the business with a handshake, ended up in court with millions on the line. One more word of caution: do not write your own contracts based on forms found on-line. Leave it to a competent attorney. It is so worth the money.
Below you will find a list of some of the most common Entertainment Business Contracts that we draft, negotiate and review for our clients:
- Joint Venture Agreements
- Partnership Agreements
- Investment Agreements
- Talent and Literary Agent/Management Agreements
- Screenplay Option Purchase Agreements
- Life Story Agreements
- Writer Employment Agreements
- Producer's Representative Agreements
- Sales Agent Agreements
- Film Distribution Agreements
- Television Development Agreements
- Pilot Teleplay Deal Memo
- Television Series Producer and Director Agreements
- Television Performer Agreements
- Recording Group Partnership Agreements
- Recording Artist Record Label Agreements
- Demo Recording Agreements
- Record Producer Agreements
- Songwriter Agreements
- Music Sampling Agreements
- Music Publishing Agreements
- Music Publishing Company Formation
- Book Publishing Agreements
- Ghost Writer Agreements
- Subject-Collaborator Agreements
- Author-Contributor Agreements
- Consent and Release Forms
- Internet Terms of Use
- Internet Privacy Policies
- App Design and Development Agreement
- Web Designer Agreements