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Nebraska 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 Nebraska Entertainment Forms

  1. Don’t enter into any oral entertainment agreements. Too frequently, individuals in the entertainment business rely on oral deals. Despite the fact that type of arrangement is legally binding, utilizing it as your legal means might result in lengthy disputes because of clauses that could be overlooked in the course of negotiations on terms.
  2. Ensure that you control the drafting process. Even if you intend to go over the Nebraska Entertainment Forms’s draft carefully before signing it, it’s preferable to make multiple reviews to get. Then, apply the needed adjustments to the stipulations as you revise the document. This way, you’ll minimize the legal issues that might arise later on, be it a performance contract or arts agreement.
  3. Make sure that each signer of the document receives their fair share. This can be done by inviting a third-party auditing expert who will put together an audit document. For example, they can verify whether an artist gets the proper number of royalties from a film’s distribution. Yet, to prevent auditing, make sure you incorporate proper wording in the contract concerning all financial matters from the outset. You can get all the needed documents to sign the deal in the entertainment industry in the US Legal Forms online library, bundled with information on how to prepare Nebraska Entertainment Forms and other papers.
  4. Establish clear conditions on how to put an end to the contract. Prior to drafting Nebraska Entertainment Forms, all parties in the agreement need to outline their requirements of how they would like to terminate it. If you work, for instance, with a third-party agent, ensure they don’t have the right to extend the agreement for you.