music production

What type of corp set should we have for a music production and entertainment

Online Terms & Conditions

I was wondering how legally binding/iron-clad is the online contract that a user is required to check off confirming they agree that they have read the site's terms and conditions when registering as a member of that site. If a law suit by the user should arise that conflicts with the contract they checked off when registering, does that online contract hold any weight in the favor of the company despite the fact that no actual signature was used on the contract. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Filmed at work and Aired on Tv

I was at work where they were filming a reality tv show. When the show aired I was easily recognizable working by the main characters. I was also in the commercials for the show. I signed no release, is there any legal recourse.

Taking public sports photographs

I recently signed up to take photographs of highschool, and college sports through a national website that issues press credentials. My father claims that you need to have signed consent for every person you take a photo of to sell through a national press photo outlet. Is this true?

nude modeling/porn legal forms

I am going to be doing nude modeling and porn. what kind of forms & contracts do I need so that I have all rights and copies to the pictures and film that I will be doing.

Copyrighting Songs and Lyrics

I am performing 5 original songs at a live show in October. I have not completed the album that will include these 5 songs but I want to protect myself from someone else recording my performance and then claiming the songs as theirs.

Q - Can I copyright these 5 songs as one compilation of 5 songs and then copyright them again on the 12 song album once the album is finalized? My goal is to protect the songs until the album is finalized but I want to make sure there is no conflict with multiple copyright claims. Thanks so much.

Help with Starting Adult Entertainment Business

I am trying to start an adult entertainment business in Northern California.

I do realize there are a ton of legal measures I must follow in order to even just get started.

Are there any qualified attorneys located in Northern California that are familiar with all the Federal and State laws regulating the industry? (18 U.S.C. 2257, including Amber Alert Laws and HR 4472; Obscenity and Pornography laws; Copyright; Licensing; Trademark; etc.)

Any assistance or advicewould be Greatly appreciated.

Naming products in song lyrics

What steps, if any, do I need to take to legally mention product names in a song? For instance, if the lyric mentions a ''Rubik's Cube'', are there permissions that I need to obtain before using this name? The songs will be sold commercially.

Video with distorted copyrighted music in background

I shot a promotional video for a club.

There is a copyrighted song being

played during the interview at the

time and you can hear it if you listen

closely. Can I still upload the final

video to their website since I did not

intentionally edit the song into the

video? Thanks!

Magazine Story Selling

I have a story I want to sell to a magazine. Right now, Star Magazine and the National Enquirer are waiting to hear from me because I contacted both of them by email about a story I have they might want. They both replied that they want it, but I just realized that I'm not sure: Is it legal for me to sell them both my story, the same story, to publish in their magazine? Or am I only allowed to sell it to one magazine company? Please help me. Thank you.

18 U.S.C. 2257 Question

Hi, I'm producing fantasy wrestling photosets for a website with girls dominating guys using various holds. The girls are wearing minimal athletic attire, but there is absolutely no nudity or sexual activity. There is implied domination/submission, so my concern is that this could be interpreted as ''sadistic or masochistic abuse'' as outlined in section 2256. I am wondering if this type of content would be exempt from 2257 regulations, or must I comply because it is too subjective? Thank you!

Unauthorized Use of my Music

I am a seasoned music entertainer/recording artist. The other day as I Googled my name, I came across a music download website that had my CDs posted (as well as other artists) for ''Free Downloads''. I don't know these people or this company and have never authorized them to use my music for free or to sell. Is this grounds for a lawsuit. I have worked hard creating and recording my music and people ''purchase'' my music on sites that I've authorized to sell my music. Is there an attorney on here who can help me?

What can I do?

In February of 2008 I started to do amateur porn. I did multiple videos and took numerous pictures for them I signed model release forms for most of it. I was supposed to be paid for all of it and was only paid for one video. Also I found out that there is some content of me on a website that i dont think i gave consent for them to use. I spoke with him and told him the problems that it is causing me with my job and my personal life and he agreed to remove it. I went and checked earlier and it is still there. I wanted to know if there is anything I could do to either gain rights to all of my pictures and videos or at least have him remove them because of the problems that it is causing with my personal life.

My photo and bio on a band web site

I was with a band for 15yr and discharged in jan..The band web site contains my image and info for promotion and bookings.I never signed a release form.Can i get them to cease showing my image??

Online Contest Fraud/sexual harrassment?

I was entered in a 3 mo. long calendar contest held by one of the top local plastic surgeons (boob doc). With a month left, I submitted new photos for the contest (as I was in 2nd to 4th place at the time). The web developer contacted me & immediately started talking in a very sexual manner. He also ''warned'' me that if I didn't return his e-mails, he had total control of the voting & the ''ranks'' of the contestants. I continued talking to him via e-mail & IM- he was always talking about sex, what he would like to do to me, etc. I was disgusted by it all & finally told the staff that held the contest. They shut down the contest ASAP, & apologized profusely. I've just learned that they are re-opening the contest for 5 days to determine a winner- but they never contacted me since I sent them the incriminating e-mails. I wasted nearly 3 mos. promoting myself for this contest, attending their functions, & finally dealing with a predator only to be excluded from everything. What's worse- they claim they shut the contest down due to ''cheating & rumors''. So, if Im the only contestant not in the running, then it will obviously look like I was cheating (WAS NOT!). Any help?

Copyright Infringement

How much of a song do you have to play to have a possible copyright infringement? If I improvise on the melody from a chorus but never add the verse or bridge am I still liable for copyright infringement of a whole song?

Prostitution

Ok so I have a dumb question. I am going to be working for an escort service,is there anything I can say or not say that will not let me get busted?

Obtaining Film Adaptation Rights

I am a screenwriter who also has an

independent production company. I

want to obtain the rights to a book

and adapt it for the screen. The

author is deceased and the book is no

longer in publication. The publishing

company who originally published the

book is no longer in existence, or

rather was sold to another company.

I have no idea where to begin at this

point and any assistance would be

greatly appreciated!

Publishing royalties

Hello

I am being hired by a fitness video production company to create the soundtrack for a series of DVDs and possibly an infomercial. They are paying me a fixed fee for each of the 19 songs.

Today the person in charge of music licensing contacted me and I am not sure what to think of their proposal.

Here's part of her email: ''Basically, we ask for limited usage rights for the songs to be used in our workouts as well as the option to use them in an accompanying infomercial - should the producer of that show request some of your songs to be included. If one of your songs are selected for infomercial usage, your composer royalty payments would be paid directly to you via ASCAP or BMI quarterly. We ask all of our composers and music libraries to assign us the publishing royalties for infomercial -- which I'd like to discuss with you.''

Is it the normal procedure that the film company retains all publishing royalties for the soundtrack? Is this a fair proposal?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Marcos

Is it illegal to use wireless internet signals if their not secure?

Is it illegal to use someones wireless internet signal if its not secure?