With more songwriters administering their own catalogs, and the growth of the music publishing industry generally, songwriters and publishers should be aware of their responsibilities and opportunities for sub-publishing. It may be even more important to know the consequences of not having a subpublisher on...
By Marc Jacobson, Esq. and Jerome M. Hesch, Esq. In the past, recording artists frequently entered into agreements with record labels through a loan out corporation which two recent cases confirm had the effect of eliminating their ability to exercise the statutory termination right, as codified...
By Marc Jacobson, Esq. When Governor Cuomo signed into law the budget for New York State on April 3, 2020, not only did New York become the first state to address federal legislation regarding the CARES Act, which provides financial relief to businesses and others as...
This article will discuss how a film producer can turn the New York State Film Tax Credit Program for Production (really a rebate) available in New York State into cash to be used for the production of a film. We assume the film will be...
A New York court recently decided that even though the defendant employer didn’t sign the plaintiff’s employment contract, a claim against the employer for unpaid severance embodied in the agreement was validly presented. Lord v. Marilyn Model Management, Inc., 2019 Slip Op 05093 (App. Div....
By Marc Jacobson and Steve Richman The Entertainment Arts and Sports Law Section (EASL) of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) recommended to the Executive Committee of the NYSBA that legislation be introduced and enacted amending the definition of "Theatrical Employment Agency" to specifically exempt...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]By Marc Jacobson and Marc Pellegrino Two Federal courts, one in California and the other in New York, recently decided cases involving the question of whether, in the absence of a contract or work-for-hire agreement, a contributor to...