Monthly Archives: December 2011
Who owns your Band?
Whether you are from Florida, Tennessee, or typically elsewhere, the law will presume each member of your band is a “general partner” when no written contracts are signed between the members. This means each member owns an equal portion of the band and has equal say in management decisions. This is important as some members [...]
Is it legal to be a tribute band?
Being in South Florida, one of the premier leisure and vacationing locations in the world, a wide variety of ‘celebrity impersonators’ come through our area to entertain tourists and locals at south beach clubs, retirement communities, cruise ships, and elsewhere. A fairly common question we get is, “(I)s it legal to be a tribute act.” [...]
What Sons Of Anarchy can teach us about Copyright Independent Creation
Sons of Anarchy is a television show about a motorcycle “club.” It was created by Kurt Sutter and originally began airing in 2008 on FX. Chuck Zito, a former “Hells Angel” chapter member, also developed his own television program about a motorcycle club called “The Wild Angels.” Zito’s show never made it to production, but [...]