Posts Tagged ‘acts of god’
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
LAW & DISORDER Performing Arts Division June 7, 2023 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: • What Are Contracts For? • Non-Profit Laws Made Simple • Are Union Strikes Force Majeure Events? • Artist Visa Updates Legal Issue of the Month: What Are Contracts For??? It’s no secret that a vast expanses of artists, venues, managers, presenters, […]
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Tags: acts of god, by-laws, Contracts, force majeure, immigration, Non-Profits, visa petition
Posted in Acts of God, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Non-Profits, Uncategorized, Unions, Visas | Comments Off on What Are Contracts for?; Non-Profit By-Laws Made Simple; Are Union Strikes Force Majeure events?; Artist Visa Updates
Thursday, December 8th, 2022
LAW & DISORDER Performing Arts Division December 8, 2022 INSIDE THIS ISSUE > Artist Visa Updates < > Force Majeure Clauses < > Streaming Licenses < > Congratulations! < > Deep Thoughts < Artist Visa Updates • Current USCIS Service Center Processing Times Vermont Service Center: Standard Processing: 4 – 6 weeks Premium […]
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Tags: acts of god, artist visas, Felkel, force majeure, streaming, streaming rights
Posted in Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Uncategorized, Visas | Comments Off on Artist Visa Updates, Force Majeure Clauses, Streaming Licenses, and Deep Thoughts
Friday, March 13th, 2020
By Brian Taylor Goldstein In short, not much. As you can imagine, this was announced without any details as to how, exactly, this was going to work in terms of screening, implementation, flight schedules, etc. But here what we know so far… Anyone who has been in one of the 26 European countries in the […]
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Tags: acts of god, consulates, Coronavirus, Force majeur, travel, travel ban
Posted in Acts of God, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Uncategorized, Visas | Comments Off on What We Know So Far About Trump’s Coronavirus Travel Ban
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Let’s all step back and take a breath for moment. As you can imagine, the coronavirus has overrun (dare I say “infected?”) our office with an ever growing stream of cancellations based on force majeur and concerns from venues, presenters, agents, and artists from around the world. As the situation has […]
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Tags: acts of god, cancellation, cancellations, Contracts, Coronavirus, force majeure
Posted in Acts of God, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Response of the Performing Arts to the World Premiere of the Coronavirus
Thursday, February 12th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. We were in the process of booking one of our singers with an orchestra, when we encountered the following Force Majeure clause in the orchestra’s contract: “If, as a result of any event beyond the control of the Orchestra, including, but not limited to, war, national calamity, strike, labor […]
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Tags: acts of god, artist, cancellation, cancellation clause, cancellation fee, contract, Contracts, damages, engagements, flood, force majeure, negotiation, poor ticket sales, storms
Posted in Acts of God, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on The Divine Right To Cancel
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder We recently has a situation where one of our groups showed up at a festival, but just before they were to go on stage, the police shut down the event due to an approaching electrical storm. The presenter had given the group a deposit for 50% […]
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Tags: act of god, acts of god, Agreements, artist, booking agreement, breach, breaches, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellations, contract, Festival, Goldstein, insurance, Liable, losses, money
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on The Band That Stood Up To God…and Lost
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We booked one of our artists to perform at a non-profit venue. The booking agreement was signed by all parties. We just received a phone call from the venue that their board met last night and decided unanimously to cancel the engagement due to poor ticket […]
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Tags: acts of god, board chairs, booking agreement, breach, breach of contract, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation fee, contract, contract situation, contract states, contractual obligations, damages, Goldstein, lawsuit, legal obligations, Non-Profits, poor ticket sales, presenter, reasonable solution
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Does God Serve On Their Board?
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. No sooner had Super Storm Sandy begun crashing into the East Coast when my phone started ringing with cancellations. The most common question went something like this: “The presenter needs to cancel, but they already paid a deposit. Do we have to give it back? What the protocol?” The second […]
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Tags: act of god, acts of god, artist, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellations, Contracts, contractual provision, damages, flood, force majeure, Goldstein, injury, Liable, payment, poor ticket sales, presenter, unforeseen event
Posted in Acts of God, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring | Comments Off on Not Even God Can Act Without A Contract!
