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Indiana Entertainment FAQ

What is entertainment law? 

Entertainment law generally encompasses industries involving motion pictures, television, music, publishing, and theatre. These industries have special economic and business considerations that involve nearly every area of law including copyright, trademark, trade secret, rights of privacy and publicity, securities, tax, tort, corporate law, labor law, constitutional law, international law, and so forth. The law of copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents each play a role in protecting creative rights.

The personal service agreement is a primary legal instrument in the entertainment industry. This agreement is negotiated between an artist and a company that manufactures, promotes, and distributes the artist's goods or services. The agreement often commits the artist to produce exclusively for one company for a certain period of time. Personal service agreements are often governed by statutes, and are often the subject of litigation because of the restrictions placed on the rights of artists to perform or create for other entities.

How are royalties earned and collected? 

A significant amount of income for entertainers can be acquired in the form of profits from a royalty agreement. The first step to a royalty agreement begins, for example, when a songwriter pens their original piece. From being produced in tangible form, the artist receives a copyright. The writer then may wish have their song exposed and published by a recording company. The songwriter will assign a copyright to a publisher who will market and promote the material. Those that wish to use the copyrighted material will then begin the process of establishing royalty agreements and be issued a license. The proceeds from the sales and use of the copyrighted material by anyone will then be required to pay royalties to the publisher which represents the writer selected.

Tips for Preparing Indiana Entertainment Forms

  1. Don’t enter into any oral entertainment contracts. Too frequently, people involved in the entertainment business rely on oral agreements. Even though this kind of contract is legally binding, utilizing it as your legal means might lead to long-running disagreements over provisions that could be left out during contract preparation.
  2. Be sure to control the drafting process. Even though you are planning to review the Indiana Entertainment Forms’s content carefully prior to signing it, it’s preferable to make several revisions to get. After that, make the necessary changes to the stipulations along the way. By doing this, you’ll minimize the legal issues that might occur in the future, be it a entertainment contract or arts agreement.
  3. Make sure that each signer of the document gets their fair share. This can be done by inviting a third-party auditing specialist who can create an review document. For example, they can verify whether an artist receives the proper number of royalties from a film’s broadcasting. Yet, to prevent auditing, make sure you add proper wording in the contract regarding all financial provisions from the very beginning. You will discover all the required documents to seal the deal in the entertainment industry in the US Legal Forms online library, along with the information on how to prepare Indiana Entertainment Forms and other files.
  4. Establish specific terms on how to put an end to the contract. Before preparing Indiana Entertainment Forms, all parties in the contract need to spell out their expectations of how they prefer to terminate it. If you work, for example, with a third-party agent, be sure they don’t have the authority to extend the agreement for you.