Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Is it legal that a presenter can put “strike, lock-out or other labor controversy (including, without limitation, the picketing on the theater by representatives of any labor union having or claiming to have jurisdiction over theater’s employees” into a force majeure clause? I mean, […]
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Tags: afm, Agreements, artist, breach, breach of contract, Contracts, engagement contract, force majeure, lawsuit, musician, orchestra, orchestras, performing arts center, presenter
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Unions | Comments Off on Can A Union Walk Away With My Contract?
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We had an artist leave our roster who is now refusing to reimburse us for expenses we incurred on her behalf. We charge all of our artists a flat monthly fee to cover expenses, but this particular artist refused. So, we agreed to reimburse ourselves […]
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Tags: agent, Agreements, artist, breach, breaches, commissions, contract, Contracts, contractual obligations, engagement fees, lawsuit, legal obligations, manager, money, risk
Posted in Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Gambling With Contracts
Thursday, May 28th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Every time someone sends us a contract, its always a lengthy document with lots of legalese that no one understands. Is there anything wrong with having a simple, one page agreement that everyone can easily understand and will sign? A lot of people mistake “legalese” […]
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Tags: agent, assumptions, attorney, commissions, contract, Contracts, copyright, damages, dispute, engagement contract, excerpts, lawsuit, lawyer, license, presenter, recording, Tour, venue, visas
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on Understanding Legalese
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. We recently had an incident where the Executive Director of an organization that presented one of our artists gave him a cookie with a controlled substance in it at a reception after the performance. Admittedly, the substance was legal in the presenter’s state, but it made the artist (who […]
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Tags: artist, artistic director, judgment, lawsuit, Liable, presenter, risk
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Non-Profits, Presenters | Comments Off on When Happy Cookies Lead To Bad Decisions!
Thursday, November 13th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: The management company where I work has asked me to sign a non-compete agreement saying that, if I ever quit or am fired, I would be prohibited from working as a manager or agent anywhere in the world for one year after I leave. The […]
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Tags: agent, Agreements, artist, artist management, contract, Contracts, engagements, lawsuit, management company, manager, negotiation, New York, presenter, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Employees, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on “Leave Here and You Die!” Unenforceable Non-Compete Agreements
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I’m dealing with a presenter who wants to cancel two weeks out due to poor ticket sales. While it’s not a huge engagement fee, my artist has already contracted its performers and paid out expenses for the date as its part of a bigger tour. […]
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Tags: act of god, administrative staff, artist, board member, board members, breach, breach of contract, cancellation, cancellation clause, Contracts, judgment, lawsuit, performer, poor ticket sales, presenter, reputation, venue
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Whose Lawsuit Is It Anyway?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder Our group got a bad check from a venue for a performance. We called them and they sent us a new check, but that bounced, too. Now they won’t return our phone calls. Is there anything we can do? Many venues, especially smaller non-profits, wrongly […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, cancellation, debts, Goldstein, judgment, lawsuit, Liable, money, payment
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability | Comments Off on When Non-Payment Is A Crime
Thursday, July 17th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: An artist we have been representing for over 10 years just told us that he is leaving our roster and will be joining the roster of another management company. We didn’t have a written agreement, but we’ve never needed one as we’ve always believed that […]
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Tags: agent, artist, artist manager, attorney, breach, Brian Taylor, commissions, contract, Contracts, contractual provision, engagement contract, Goldstein, lawsuit, legal obligations, Liable, management company, payment, poor ticket sales, presenter
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division | Comments Off on Is Ethics Only In The Eye Of The Beholder?
Thursday, June 12th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: A longtime friend who is also a very successful artist who I greatly respect, asked me to do a project with him. He sent me a contract, but it doesn’t cover things like when and how I get paid. I want to mark up the […]
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Tags: artist, attorney, breach, breaches, Brian Taylor, contract, Contracts, exclusivity, Goldstein, insurance, lawsuit, lawyer, license, music, negotiation, presenter, promoter, recording, risk, visas, work
Posted in Acts of God, Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Licensing, Music Rights, Presenters, Publishing, Recordings, Taxes, Touring, Venues, Visas | Comments Off on The Lost Art of Negotiation
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder I had a signed agreement with a promoter to present my artist. The contract provided for two deposits and a final payment on the day of the performance. I worked for over a year with this promoter to put this deal together. Not only did […]
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Tags: artist, breach, breaches, Brian Taylor, contract, Contracts, engagements, Goldstein, insurance, judgment, lawsuit, manager, money, negotiation, payment, presenter, promoter, relationships, risk, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters | Comments Off on The Hogwarts School of Contracting and Wizardry