Archive for the ‘Presenters’ Category
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder, I am a music professor at a medium-sized state college. We have two questions with regard to live streaming some of our concerts and recitals. We, of course, have paid the ASCAP and BMI licenses/fees to cover the rights for live performances. I believe the licensing […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, composer, copyright, Education, Goldstein, license, Licensing, live performance, live performances, music, Non-Profits, performer, permission, recitals
Posted in Arts Management, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Presenters, Publishing, Recordings | Comments Off on Ask, and Ye “May” Receive…or Not
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Help! We are a small agency. We booked an engagement for one of our artists at a venue that has now cancelled the date. We had a series of emails with the venue confirming the date and fee and then sent them a formal contract that […]
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Tags: agent, artist, bookings, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation fee, Contracts, contractual relationship, damages, formal contract, Goldstein, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Touring | Comments Off on Silence Is Not Golden!
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein I just got a notice that a venue where I booked one of my artists is closing. I have a written engagement contract that was signed by the venue over a year ago. The notice I received says that they have run out of money and are cancelling their season. Can […]
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Tags: agent, artist, attorney, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation clause, contract, contract law, damages, enforceable contract, engagement contract, Goldstein, judgment, lawsuit, losses, money, Non-Profits, venue
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on They Can’t Do That To Me!
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein THIS WEEK’S BLOG IS BEING WRITTEN FROM THE MIDWEST ARTS CONFERENCE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN WHERE ROBYN AND I ARE TEACHING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS. HERE’S A SHOUT OUT TO THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AT ARTS MIDWEST!! And now back to our regularly scheduled blog… We re-booked a popular classical artist to perform […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, commercial purposes, contract, Goldstein, image, marketing, photo, photograph, photographer, publicity
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Smile, You’re On Candid Camera!
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams What is the difference between a “non-profit” organization and a “tax-exempt” organization? I hear these terms used interchangeably – do they mean the same thing? Great question! These terms do not mean the same thing. All tax-exempt organizations are non-profits; however, not all non-profits are tax exempt. When an organization wishes to […]
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Tags: charitable mission, corporation, federal tax exempt status, federal taxes, irs, Non-Profits, profit company, Robyn Guilliams, tax exempt organizations, tax exempt status
Posted in Arts Management, For Profits, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Non-Profits, Presenters, Taxes, Venues | Comments Off on Non-Profit and Tax-exempt: What’s In a Name?
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear Law & Disorder: After we booked an artist, the artist’s agent booked them to perform two weeks later at another venue 25 miles away from us. It’s a smaller venue that charges less for tickets than we do. This will impact our sales. Can we cancel? I was told that […]
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Tags: agent, artist, assumptions, booking agreement, breach, Brian Taylor, cancellation, cancellation terms, contract, contractual obligations, contractual terms, exclusivity, Goldstein
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Can I Cancel If They Perform In My Backyard?
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM Arts Law: I am the executive director of a well-established regional symphony orchestra. As with most orchestras, I frequently receive emails from managers and agents asking me to consider their artists. After a number of emails from the same manager all within the same week, I wrote and told […]
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Tags: 501 c 3 organizations, agent, Brian Taylor, commercial messages, ftm, Goldstein, manager, orchestra, sending emails, unsolicited commercial emails
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters | Comments Off on Am I Obligated To Accept Unsolicited Emails from Managers?
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Hello Law and Disorder, We have met numerous times at conferences, (I love going to your sessions!) and you have been very helpful with questions about our presenting contracts. We also rent our facility and I now have a question about that side. We recently received a letter from BMI stating […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, Contracts, ftm, Goldstein, law and disorder, Licensing, musicalamerica, performance space
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Do We Need ASCAP/BMI Licenses?
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear Law and Disorder: Many years ago I founded a successful non-profit dance company. Over the years, we have continued to grow by adding board members, increasing donations, and critically acclaimed performances. However, my current board has become too invasive. In the past, I have always given them reports about the […]
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Tags: 501 c 3, artistic director, board members, Brian Taylor, ftm, Goldstein, musicalamerica, non profit organization, tax exempt status
Posted in Arts Management, For Profits, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Non-Profits, Presenters | Comments Off on Can I Fire My Board Members?
