The Technology/Intellectual Property Clinic enables students to advise artists on legal matters as well as prepare and prosecute trademark applications and copyright registrations, evaluate claims of copyright and trademark infringement, draft license and confidentiality agreements, review recording and publishing contracts, and defend actions to cancel or oppose their trademark registrations.
Legal service referrals to eligible artists in all arts-related areas, and in general legal areas where artists might need help -- including contracts, nonprofit incorporation and immigration.
Thorough article with definitions of terms, expectations, and industry norms. Helpful for those about to receive a contract, or who need to interpret an existing one.
Sample composer licensing agreement that hands ownership over to a production company, and another that grants the composer ownership while licensing the music to the production company.