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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 Michigan Entertainment Forms

  1. Don’t enter into any oral entertainment agreements. Too often, people involved in the entertainment industry rely on verbal agreements. Despite the fact that kind of contract is legally binding, using it as your legal means might result in long-running disagreements because of provisions that could be ignored during contract preparation.
  2. Make sure to control the preparation process. Even though you are planning to go through the Michigan Entertainment Forms’s content carefully prior to signing it, it’s advisable to make several reviews to be on the safe side. After that, make the necessary adjustments to the terms and conditions along the way. This way, you’ll avoid the legal issues that might arise down the road, be it a entertainment contract or arts agreement.
  3. Make sure that each signer of the document receives their fair share. You can do this by inviting a third-party auditing expert who can prepare an review document. For instance, they can check whether an artist receives the proper amount of royalties from the film’s distribution. Yet, to prevent auditing, make sure you incorporate proper wording in the contract concerning all financial provisions from the very beginning. You can get all the necessary documents to seal the deal in the entertainment industry in the US Legal Forms online catalog, along with the information about how to put together Michigan Entertainment Forms and other paperwork.
  4. Establish specific conditions on how to put an end to the agreement. Prior to preparing Michigan Entertainment Forms, all parties in the contract need to outline their expectations of how they prefer to terminate it. If you work, for instance, with a third-party representative, ensure they don’t have the legal right to extend the agreement for you.