Lizbeth Hasse and Erin Brinza of Creative Industry Law were acknowledged in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety magazine and numerous other news outlets for their contributions in providing legal support to film producer Rudy Langlais in connection with a new film financing structure in Antigua. The new structure was announced at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this month.
Lizbeth Hasse and Erin Brinza of Creative Industry Law were acknowledged in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety magazine and numerous other news outlets for their contributions in providing legal support to film producer Rudy Langlais in connection with a new film...
Often our clients are faced with the situation in which they intend to pay someone to create copyrightable content for them in connection with their businesses. This arises frequently in the entertainment industry and related tech businesses as well, as it is becoming a common practice to simply hire an independent contractor to create content where it is too expensive, burdensome, or impossible to create such content oneself. For example, companies frequently engage contractors to design their logos and other graphic elements for their company branding and websites. Other content creators, such as filmmakers, television producers, authors, and musicians, engage the services of others to create portions of their final artistic products (writing music, creating animation or illustrations, etc.).
Often our clients are faced with the situation in which they intend to pay someone to create copyrightable content for them in connection with their businesses. This arises frequently in the entertainment industry and related tech businesses as well, as it is...
Every once in a while, we as attorneys will be asked by a client to sign a nondisclosure agreement prior to a meeting or initial consultation. These nondisclosure agreements—commonly referred to as NDAs—serve the purpose of protecting a party’s confidential business and financial information by placing a contractual duty on the other party not to use or disclose that information. Clients have been told again and again by lawyers and other advisors that anyone they share confidential business information with should first be asked to sign an NDA to protect them.
Every once in a while, we as attorneys will be asked by a client to sign a nondisclosure agreement prior to a meeting or initial consultation. These nondisclosure agreements—commonly referred to as NDAs—serve the purpose of protecting a...
Those in the initial stages of developing branding for their businesses or rolling out new product or service names or slogans find themselves in the position of attempting to select a trademark that is both legally protectable and marketable. Many of my clients with business experience are able to determine what makes a trademark strong from a marketing perspective. However, many business people forget to take into account that what is strong from a branding perspective may not be the best choice of trademark for legally protecting your brand.
Those in the initial stages of developing branding for their businesses or rolling out new product or service names or slogans find themselves in the position of attempting to select a trademark that is both legally protectable and marketable. Many of my clients...
So you want to start a company. Which business structure are you going to choose?
There are quite a few options available, but four of the main business entity types will be discussed in this post: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company and corporation. While there are specific tax implications and filing requirements associated with each of these business structures, I will be focusing on the general characteristics of each entity type.
Sole Proprietorship
So you want to start a company. Which business structure are you going to choose? There are quite a few options available, but four of the main business entity types will be discussed in this post: sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company and...
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