Article for artists with advice on how to form a Limited Partnership or business with other artists. This article is written by an arts business expert. Some of the art-specific examples are less than contemporary, but the business principles that are discussed are excellent.

Nolo is the nation's leading provider of do-it-yourself legal solutions for consumers and small businesses. This section covers copyright, patent, and arts law.

Learn to navigate contracts and copyrights with this helpful article.

Click on Contracts on the left side of the page - USA has collected many collective bargaining agreements and coversheets for Broadway, LORT, dance, theatre, opera, film, TV, and signatories.

An assignment like the sale of a house and a license like a rental. If you are negotiating a deal for your art, you may have to decipher the proposed agreement to determine whether you are being asked to license or assign your work.

Overview of  intellectual property concepts that affect the performing arts (such as directors' rights), and discuss when they conflict with the rights or goals of actors, dramaturges, and playwrights, composers,  choreographers, performers.

Four sample theatre contracs, including actor, venue, technical, and designer contracts. Consult to get an idea of what to include in your contract, and remember to consult an attorney as well.

A list of articles covering topics such as marketing, promotion, fundraising and documentation. These resources have been reviewed and selected by the MatchBook.org team.

A sample bill of sale, with an explanation of why this might be one of the most important documents in your art career.

For longer-term guest relationships for artistic directors and choreographers who have their own companies.