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Wyoming 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 Wyoming Entertainment Forms

  1. Don’t opt into any oral entertainment agreements. Too often, people in the entertainment industry rely on oral deals. Even though this kind of contract is legally binding, using it as your legal means might cause lengthy disputes over provisions that could be overlooked in the course of negotiations on terms.
  2. Be sure to control the drafting process. Even if you intend to review the Wyoming Entertainment Forms’s content carefully before you sign it, it’s advisable to make multiple reviews to be on the safe side. Then, apply the necessary adjustments to the stipulations along the way. In this way, you’ll avoid the legal issues that might occur down the road, be it a performance contract or arts agreement.
  3. Ensure that each signer of the document receives their fair share. This can be done by inviting a third-party auditing professional who can prepare an review document. For example, they can check whether an performer receives the proper number of royalties coming from a film’s distribution. However, to avoid auditing, make sure you include proper wording in the contract concerning all financial provisions from the very beginning. You can find all the needed documents to sign the deal in the entertainment industry in the US Legal Forms online library, along with the information on how to put together Wyoming Entertainment Forms and other files.
  4. Establish specific conditions regarding how to put an end to the agreement. Before preparing Wyoming Entertainment Forms, all parties in the agreement must spell out their expectations of how they would like 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 on your behalf.