Posts Tagged ‘Brian Taylor’
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I was wondering if I have my own blog and post a music video from iTunes in the blog, giving full credit to the musician, including the musician’s original link, would this be legal? And can you please specify on what full credit means. Further, if […]
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Tags: artist, blogs, Brian Taylor, copy, copyright, copyright infringement, Goldstein, image, images, license, permission, photo, photograph, record label, Review
Posted in Arts Management, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing | Comments Off on A “Thank-You” Note Is Not The Same As A License
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I have a question about a visa I am working on. This is one of those 0-1/0-2 visa things. The person getting the 0-1 is fine and dandy, but the person who is getting the 0-2 just got French citizenship and is waiting for her passport […]
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Tags: approval notice, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, passports, petitions, uscis, valid passport, visa petition
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on A Secret About Passports
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: If I am doing a fee split, am I entitled to the emails of the people who purchase tickets? Our group booked a show at a venue where we are supposed to be getting a portion of the ticket sales. We have asked for the names […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, commercial messages, contract, Goldstein, Liable, patrons, pr, presenter, sending emails, ticket sales, unsolicited commercial emails, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam….
Thursday, October 31st, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I represent a performance group from Canada who will be touring the United States. Three of the members are Canadians, but two are not. I have applied for a P-1 visa. Because the group is from Canada, can they enter the US just with the approval […]
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Tags: approval notice, Brian Taylor, canada, canadians, citizens, copy, Goldstein, passports, petitions, Tour, uscis, visa application, visa approval, visa petition, visas, visitor
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Oh, Canada!
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
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I am considering working with an agent, but almost every agent I speak with wants to collect my engagement fees on my behalf. Why can’t I collect my fees and just pay the agent? If an agent collects my fees, should I ask for a separate […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, contract, engagement fees, Goldstein, Liable, manager, money, payment
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability | Comments Off on Agents and Artists: Who Controls the Money?
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder We booked an artist to perform at our theater, but ticket sales have been much lower than we expected. The show is a month away. We are a small venue with a small budget, and can’t afford to present an artist if we can’t sell […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation clause, cancellations, contract, Contracts, customs, dispute, engagement contract, Goldstein, Liable
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on The Power of Contractual Silence
Thursday, October 3rd, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I have several visa petitions pending as well as applications for Central Withholding Agreements. What impact will the government shutdown have? Do I need to be worried? That depends on whether or not the lack of an operational government worries you. Granted, it hasn’t been that […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, irs, petitions, processing times, Tour, uscis, visa application, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Does The Government Shut Down Also Shut Our Doors?
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: If a foreign singer (who is not a citizen of a country that is eligible for the visa waiver program) gets a record deal in the USA, what kind of visa would they need to apply for? And if the singer is currently living in a […]
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Tags: approval notice, artistsfromabroad, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, petitioner, record label, recording, uscis, visa application, visa interview, visa petition, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, visitor visa, waiver
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Visas for Recording Artists
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I work for a venue that engaged an artist for a concert. I agreed to pay for hotel and travel. After the engagement, the artist told me that she decided to stay with friends and drive. I can’t get my money back. Can I deduct my […]
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Tags: Agreements, Brian Taylor, contract, Goldstein, losses, timely manner, travel, travel arrangements, travel costs, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on “Thanks For All The Trouble, But I Made Other Plans!”