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Complete, workable contracts in every major area of entertainment law--over 300 contracts in all

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PART I Motion Pictures

A Acquisition And Sale Of Rights

Chapter 1 Introduction To Motion Picture Contracts

Internet Commerce Contract

Chapter 2 Introduction To Acquisition And Sale Of Rights

Chapter 3 Options

Chapter 4 Acquisition Of Literary Material

Chapter 5 Miscellaneous Agreements Relating To The Acquisition And Sale Of Rights

B Employment

Chapter 6 Introduction To Employment Agreements

Chapter 7 Loan-Out Arrangements

Chapter 8 Writer Employment

Chapter 9 Producer Agreements

Chapter 10 Director Employment

Chapter 11 Performer Employment

Chapter 11a Representing Talent

Chapter 12 Consultant Employment

Chapter 12a Employment Of "Below-The-Line" Personnel

C Production And Financing

Chapter 12b Use Of Production Sites, Props, Material And Equipment

Chapter 12c Employment Of A Payroll Service

Chapter 13 Production Financing Agreements--Initial Steps

Chapter 14 Joint Venture

Chapter 15 Production--Financing--Distribution

Chapter 16 Investor Financing

Chapter 16a The Completion Guarantee

Chapter 17 Acquisition And Distribution

D Merchandising

Chapter 18 Merchandising

E Licensing And Distribution

Chapter 19 Introduction To Licensing And Distribution

Chapter 20 Film Distribution

Chapter 21 Non-Theatrical Distribution

Chapter 22 Network Television Film License

Chapter 23 Pay Television

Chapter 24 Syndicated Television

Chapter 25 Home Videogram: Cassette And Discs

Chapter 26 Foreign Distribution

Chapter 27 Negative Pickup Distribution

F Profit Participation: Terms

Chapter 28 Profit Definitions And Profit Participation

G Laboratory Agreements

Chapter 29 Laboratory Agreements

Chapter 30 [Reserved]

H The Lawyer And The Movie Industry Client

Chapter 31 Advice On Determining Legal Fees In The Motion Picture Industry

Chapters 32-39 [Reserved]

PART II Book Publishing

Book Publishing

Chapter 40 Introduction To Book Publishing Contracts

Chapter 40a Author-Agent Contract

A Standard Author-Publisher Contracts

Chapter 41 Trade Books

Chapter 42 Professional Books

Chapter 43 Publisher And Distributor

Chapter 44 Publisher And Packager

Chapter 45 Hard-Cover/Soft-Cover Reprint Contract

Chapter 45a Electronic Publishing

Chapter 46 British Commonwealth Contracts

Chapter 47 Foreign Publishers

Chapter 48 The Subsidy Press

Chapter 49 Termination Contract--Author And Publisher

B Collaborative Arrangements

Chapter 50 The Ghost Writer

Chapter 51 Subject And Collaborator

Chapter 52 Author And Contributor

C Permissions And Licenses

Chapter 53 Releases, Consents, Permissions And Assignment Forms

Chapter 54 License To Record Literary Work

Chapter 55 Book Clubs

Chapter 56 Hard-Cover Reprint

Chapter 57 First Serial Rights

D The Lawyer And The Publishing Industry Client

Chapter 58 Advice On Determining Legal Fees For Representing Clients In The Book Publishing Industry

E Tax And Estate Planning

Chapter 59 Tax And Estate Planning For Authors

PART III Television

Chapter 60 Introduction To Television Contracts

A Acquisition Of Rights

Chapter 61 Rights Acquisitions

Chapter 62 Literary Rights--Option And Purchase

Chapter 63 Life Story Option And Purchase

Chapter 63a Game Show Rights

Chapter 63b Live Performance Rights

Chapter 63c Underlying Non-Fiction Rights

B Co-Production

Chapter 64 Introduction To Co-Production Contracts

Chapter 65 International Co-Production

Chapter 66 Co-Production Facilities

Chapter 67 Co-Production: Pre-Sale

Chapter 67a Series Production And Participation

Chapter 68 Mini-Series Co-Production

Chapter 69 Joint Production

Chapter 69a Producer Loan-Out

Chapter 69b Producer/Talent Co-Production

C Financing

Chapter 70 Introduction To Financing Contracts

Chapter 70a Development Agreements

Chapter 71 Pilot Teleplay Deal Memo

Chapter 72 Pay Cable Television Production And License

Chapter 73 Network Series: Production And License

Chapter 74 Public Television: Production And License

Chapter 75 Public Television: Corporate Underwriting [Financing]

Chapter 75a Public Television

Chapter 76 Sponsor Commissioned Program

Chapter 76a Production Services

D Employment

Chapter 77 Introduction To Employment Contracts

Chapter 78 General Employment

Chapter 79 Writer Employment

Chapter 79a Series Producer Employment

Chapter 80 Television Series Director Employment

Chapter 81 Performer Employment

Chapter 82 Independent Contractor Employment

Chapter 83 Artist Loan-Out

E Production

Chapter 84 Introduction To Production Contracts

Chapter 85 Rights Releases

Chapter 86 Music

Chapter 87 Stock Footage

Chapter 88 Production Insurance

Chapter 89 Facilities Agreement And Technical Unions

Chapter 89a Joint Production Contracts

Chapter 90 Public Affairs Programming

Chapter 91 Broadcast Standards For Television Programming

Chapter 92 Copyright Registration

Chapter 93 Material Submission

F Distribution

Chapter 94 Introduction To Distribution Contracts

Chapter 95 Syndication Distribution

Chapter 96 Broadcast Licenses

Chapter 97 Video On Demand

Chapter 98 Non-Theatrical Film Distribution

G Home Video

Chapter 99 Introduction To Home Video Contracts

Chapter 100 Home Video Production

Chapter 101 Home Video Licensing

H The Lawyer And The Television Industry Client

Chapter 102 Advice On Determining Legal Fees In The Television Industry

Chapter 103 [Reserved]

I Commercials

Chapter 104 Performers In Commercials

Chapter 105 Television Advertising Standards And Guidelines

Chapter 105a Video Spot

Chapter 105b Infomercials

J Cable Television

Chapter 106 Cable Network Affiliation

Chapter 107 Satellite Communications

Chapter 108 Television Station Asset Purchase

Chapter 109 [Reserved]

PART IIIA Internet And Interactive Media

Chapter 109a General Introduction

Chapter 109b Introduction To The Internet

Chapter 109c Setting Up A Web Site

Chapter 109d Acquiring A Domain Name

Chapter 109e Confidentiality

Chapter 109f Web Site Design And Development

Chapter 109g Privacy Policies

Chapter 109h Web Hosting

Chapter 109i Application Service Provider Agreements

Chapter 109j Internet Patents

Chapter 109k Protecting Web Site Operators From Copyright Liability

Chapter 109l The Future Of Music

Chapter 109m Music Websites

Chapter 109n Film Web Sites

Chapter 109o Internet Software

Chapter 109p Samples Of Terms Of Use

Chapter 109q Spam Laws And Entertainment

Chapter 110 Introduction To The Entertainment Software Industry

Chapter 111 Obtaining Or Making Submissions Of Entertainment Software For Review

Chapter 112 Retaining An Agent

Chapter 113 Developing Entertainment Software

Chapter 114 Creating A Best Selling Game

Chapter 115 Multimedia Entertainment Software

Chapter 116 Publication Of Entertainment Software

Chapter 117 Distribution Of Entertainment Software

Chapter 118 Electronic Entertainment And Information Services

Chapter 119 Selected Issues In Entertainment Software

Chapter 119a Immersive Entertainment And Virtual Reality Entertainment

PART IV Theatre

Chapter 120 Introduction To Theatre

Chapter 121 Front Money

Chapter 121a Raising Money For A Theatrical Production

A Start-Up Activities

Chapter 122 Co-Producers And Associate Producers

Chapter 122a General Managers

B Obtaining a Property

Chapter 123 Obtaining A Property

Chapter 123a Making Both a Contribution and an Investment

Chapter 124 Collaboration

Chapter 125 Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway And Regional Theatres

Chapter 125a Touring Shows

Chapter 125b The Advertising Agency

Chapter 125c Miscellaneous Production Contracts

Chapter 125d Productions Of Foreign Plays In English

Chapter 125e Not For Profit Production Companies

Chapter 126 First Class Productions

Chapter 126a Creative Financing Of A Broadway Play

C Production and Co-Production

Chapter 126b Producer-Controlled Productions

Chapter 127 Royalty Pool Formulas

Chapter 128 Royalty Pool Calculations

Chapter 129 The Producing Company

D Organizing and Funding the Producing Company

Chapter 130 Securities Laws

Chapter 130a Offerings On The Internet

Chapter 131 The New York State Arts And Cultural Affairs Law

Chapter 132 The Securities And Exchange Commission

E Theatre Unions

Chapter 133 Contracts Between Unions And Theatres

Chapter 134 Contracts Between Unions And Producers

Chapter 134a Contracts Involving Child Performers And Models

Chapter 135 Joint Contracts With The Theatres And Producers

F Theatre Licenses

Chapter 136 Theatre Licenses

Chapter 136a Understanding Box Office Statements

Chapter 136b Original Cast Album

Chapter 136c Film Rights In A Musical Play

G Theatre Organizations

Chapter 137 The League Of American Theatres And Producers

H The Lawyer And The Theatre Client

Chapter 138 Advice On Determining Legal Fees

Chapter 139 Common Sense Negotiation: How To Win Gracefully

I London Theatre

Chapter 139a Introduction To London Theatre

Chapter 139b Securing Stage Rights

Chapter 139c Finance Documents And Procedures

Chapter 139d Creative Team And Production Contracts

Chapter 139e Resource Guide

PART V Music

Chapter 140 Introduction To The Music Industry

A Name Selection

Chapter 141 Recording Artists' Names

B Business Organization

Chapter 142 Organization Of Recording Artists

Chapter 143 Individual Artists

Chapter 144 Partnership Among Group Members

Chapter 145 Corporations

Chapter 146 Employment Of Band Members

C Managers And Agents

Chapter 147 Personal Managers

Chapter 148 Business Managers

Chapter 149 Agents

D Live Performances

Chapter 150 Live Performances

Chapter 151 Engagements Of Artists: Single Engagements, Extended Engagements And Tours

Chapter 152 Concert And Tour Related Services And Equipment

Chapter 153 [Reserved]

E Artist And Merchandisers

Chapter 154 Merchandising

Chapter 155 Tour Merchandise Licensing

Chapter 156 Tour Sponsorship

Chapter 157 Product Endorsement

Chapter 158 Retail Merchandising

F Artists And Record And Production Companies--The Recording Of Records And Videos

Chapter 159 Recording Agreements

Chapter 160 Music On The Internet

Chapter 161 Sampling

Chapter 162 Other Agreements Used By Record And Production Companies In Connection With The Recording Of Records

Chapter 163 Video Production Agreements

G Producers And Other Production Personnel

Chapter 164 The Production Team: Record Producers, Mixers And Remixers, And Engineers

Chapter 165 Producing And Mixing Agreements

Chapter 166 Master Recordings

H Record Companies And Distributors

Chapter 167 Distribution Companies And Record Labels

I Songwriters With Music Publishers

Chapter 168 Songwriters And Music Publishers

Chapter 169 Single Song Agreement By Evan Medow Revised And Updated By Jeffrey S. Sacharow

Chapter 170 Term Exclusive Songwriter Agreement

Chapter 171 Composer And Lyricist Agreements

Chapter 172 Copyright

Chapter 173 Copublishing And Administration

Chapter 174 [Reserved]

Chapter 175 [Reserved]

J Publishers In The Marketplace

Chapter 176 Subpublishing

Chapter 177 Print Agreement

Chapter 178 Mechanical And Synchronization Licenses

Chapter 179 [Reserved]

K Performing Rights Societies

Chapter 180 Performing Rights Societies

Chapter 181 ASCAP Affiliation

Chapter 182 BMI Affiliation

L Music For Theatrical And Television Motion Pictures

Chapter 183 The Audio Home Recording Act

Chapter 184 Theatrical And Television Motion Picture Music

Chapter 184a Soundtrack Music

Chapter 185 Film Composing Agreements: Business And Legal Concerns

Chapter 186 Master Use Licenses

Chapter 186a Soundtrack Recording Agreements Between Artist And Motion Picture Production Company

M Television Production Agreements

Chapter 187 Introduction To Television Production

Chapter 188 Advertising Music

Chapter 189 Television Series Composer

Chapter 190 [Reserved]

N Musical Shows

Chapter 191 Broadway Cast Album By Alan Kress

O The Lawyer And The Music Industry Client

Chapter 192 Advice On Determining Legal Fees For Representing Clients In The Music Industry

Chapters 193-199 [Reserved]

Part VI Entertainment Industry Executives

Chapter 200 Executive Employment

Chapters 201-208 [Reserved]

PART VII Sports Contracts

Chapter 209 Endorsement License Agreements

Chapter 210 Basketball Contracts

Chapter 211 Football Contracts

Chapter 212 Baseball Contracts

Chapter 213 Employment Agreements

Chapter 213a Athletic Training Agreements

Chapter 214 Boxing Agreements

Chapter 215 Hockey Agreements

Chapter 215a Waivers And Releases

Chapter 216 Auto Racing Agreements

Chapter 217 Soccer Agreements

Chapter 218 Golf Agreements

Chapter 219 Tennis Agreements

Chapter 219a Wrestling Agreements

PART VIII Art Contracts by Lance Frank

A Contracts

Chapter 220 Production Of Work

Chapter 221 Consignments

Chapter 221a Purchase Agreements

Chapter 221b Bills Of Sale

Chapter 221c Artist--Art Gallery Contracts

Chapter 222 Auction Houses

Chapter 223 Museum Loan Agreements

Chapter 224 Moral Rights Of Authors And Artists

Chapter 225 Editions

Chapter 226 Commissioned Works

Chapter 227 Merchandising

Chapter 228 Authenticity

Chapter 229 Private Dealers And Independent Consultants

Chapter 230 The Sale Of Multiples In New York

B Design

Chapter 231 Design Commissions By David S. Korzenik And Jeffrey Craig Miller

Chapters 232-235 [Reserved]

C Photography

Chapter 236 Magazine Photographs