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Matthew S. Patner
110 N. Washington Street
Suite 340
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 417-8944
Washington, DC &
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Intellectual Property
- Securitization of Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property in Business Transactions
- Trademark Advice
- Authorship/Publication/Registration of Literary Material
- Licensing of Intellectual Property
Art Law
- Artists/Galleries/Dealers/Collectors/Investors
- Art Related Estate Planning
- Art Related Contract Drafting and Negotiations
- Theft & Forgery Issues
- Digital Rights Management
Register Your Music With The U.S. Copyright Office At The
Library Of Congress
Protect Your Music Legally.
Registering your songs with the U.S. copyright office provides the
following advantages:
- If anyone tries to steal your song your can definitively prove
that you claimed ownership in it since the day the Copyright Office
received your application.
- If you ever get to the point where you need to bring a lawsuit
to enforce copyright protection in your song you need to have
it registered to bring the law suit.
- You receive a unique "Registration Number" that you
can use on music publishing related contracts and forms.
- Notification to the world that you have fully registered with
the Copyright Office strongly discourages unauthorized use of
your song(s).
- Registration ensures Federal copyright protection across the
entire United States and throughout the world through international
treaties designed to protect American intellectual property in
foreign countries.
- Your music will be added to the Library of Congress' collection
where it will forever live for future generations to listen to.
Legal Counseling For Independent Filmmakers In Such Areas
As:
- Registration of film scripts with the U.S. Copyright Office
at the Library Of Congress, including both draft and completed
scripts.
- Clearance of film clips.
- Clearance of music for use in films
- Trademark, location, background music, license plates, product
placement
- Getting E & O Insurance
- Title Clearance
- Annotation Of Scripts Based On Fact. What parts of a script
present legal problems, involve clearance issues or require changes
- Script Clearance Reports
- Business and Company Setups : Limited Liability Companies,
Corporations, Partnerships, Sole Proprietors
- Recording And Personal Service Contracts
- Life Story Rights Agreements
- Writer Agreement-Work For Hire.
- Collaboration Agreements
- Options And Purchase Agreements / Assignments
- Submission Agreements
- Individual Releases
- Location Agreements
- Composer Agreements
- Music Package Agreements
- Synchronization & Performance Rights Agreements
- Motion Picture Master Use Licenses
- Film Clip Releases
- Name & Likeness Releases
- Requests For Special Handling
- Credit Determination / Certificate Of Authorship
Musican Legal Services:
- Copyright Registrations
- Band Partnership Agreements, including Co-Authorship / Co-ownership
of songs & division of income within the band
- Review and Advice On Management Agreements
- Band Equipment Ownership & Insurance Agreements
- Performance Agreements
- Tour Budgeting
- Formation of Music Publishing Companies
- Band Name Disputes
- Album Artwork Issues and Agreements
- Musician Release Agreements
- Clearance of "Samples"
- Permission to record and sell cover songs
- Independent Distribution Agreements
- Recording Contracts & Licensing Contracts
- Band Tax Issues
- Label-Shopping Agreements
Television Law
- Rights Acquisition
- Developments, Distribution and Finance Agreements
- Talent and Service Agreements
- Music Performance, Synchronization, Distribution Agreements
- Legal Services for Producers, Executives, Marketers, Performers,
Writers
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