Entertainment Law: Is there any Talent Agents Code of Ethics in the U.S. or just in the State of Texas?

Well think about it -- what do you have? Copyright, Trademark, other intellectual property issues. Can a title be copyrighted? What about expression? Can a title be a trademark? Likely to confuse?...

Sounds like a Law School Final. Is it? "Under the law in effect before 1978, copyright was secured either on the date a work was published or on the date of registration if the work was reg...

Yes, according to the Code. MM would probably face fines... "1700.4. (a) "Talent agency" means a person or corporation who engages in the occupation of procuring, offering, promi...

Any place of business at any time reserves the right to refuse service to any of it's patrons. Legally all they can do is not allow you in with the water. They can't confiscate it against...

The likely outcome is that BP would not be successful. Okay, so first we have to determine what type of arrangement exists between BP and WW. WW had contract with BP for first novel, but only...

That's a sticky question and it happens all the time. In the case of a real producer, they negociate a title, give him a fat fee and a free office on the lot for two years or so. This is c...

Same answers from your last question, but I would add that the likelihood of AIE being able to obtain damages is probably greater. The length of time between the agreement (contract) between SS an...

The precedent has already been set. You can't use the Marx Brothers commercially without negociating rights with the family, same applies to Charlie Chaplin. Say, for example, you want to us...