Posts Tagged ‘legal obligations’
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, 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?
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?