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North Carolina 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 North Carolina Entertainment Forms

  1. Don’t opt into any oral entertainment contracts. Too frequently, individuals involved in the entertainment industry rely on oral agreements. Even though this type of contract is legally binding, utilizing it as your legal means might result in lengthy disputes over provisions that could be overlooked during negotiations.
  2. Make sure you control the preparation process. Even though you intend to review the North Carolina Entertainment Forms’s content carefully before signing it, it’s advisable to make a number of revisions to be on the safe side. Then, make the necessary adjustments to the terms and conditions along the way. This way, you’ll avoid the legal issues that might occur down the road, be it a entertainment contract or arts agreement.
  3. Ensure that each party of the document gains their share. You can do this by inviting a third-party auditing consultant who will prepare an review report. For instance, they can verify whether an musician gets the proper amount of royalties from the film’s distribution. Yet, to avoid auditing, make sure you include proper wording in the contract concerning all financial provisions from the start. You can get all the needed forms to close the deal in the entertainment industry in the US Legal Forms online catalog, bundled with information on how to put together North Carolina Entertainment Forms as well as other papers.
  4. Establish clear terms on how to end the agreement. Prior to preparing North Carolina Entertainment Forms, all parties in the contract must outline their requirements of how they prefer to terminate it. If you work, for instance, with a third-party agent, be sure they don’t have the right to extend the agreement for you.