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Visual Artists - Estate Issues
 
If you exhibit and sell your work during your lifetime, your work may continue to be exhibited and sold after your death, if there are people who are willing to manage your artistic estate. If preservation is more important to you than income, it might be possible for your work to be displayed and cared for in local art centers, cultural centers, historical societies, public schools, colleges, universities, or libraries.More...
 
THEATRE: COLLABORATIONS
 
In creating a musical, it is common for at least two people to combine their respective talents. Collaborators must come to an agreement (preferably before the work is a commercial success) as to their respective rights in the work and their responsibilities and obligations to each other in regards to the work. More...
 
PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETIES: CUE SHEETS
 
Performing rights societies typically rely on what are known as "cue sheets" to monitor the use of members' music in films and on television programs. A cue sheet logs or notes all of the music used in a film or television production. More...
 
Internet Issues -- Web Development and Employees
 
Many businesses looking to establish a presence on the web can look to their own employees for the development, launch, and maintenance of a web site. Before assigning web development responsibilities to an employee, it is important to understand these differences and how they will affect copyright ownership.More...
 
Visual Artists -- Fine Prints
 
Fine prints have offered an opportunity for people of moderate means to enjoy art which is original but not unique. To avoid unethical selling practices as a wider public began to purchase fine prints, California and New York each enacted legislation governing the sale of fine prints. These states were later joined by other states. More...
 
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