Advanced Entertainment Law Interview with Industry Expert Reginald Greene

Never know enough until you ask an expert for advice on your individual businesses. The interview process with Reginald Greene went fairly well excluding the questions that he would of thought of broad and may meet whatever is expected. The ideal business of my desire is a production company, in this production company there is music and media production, photography, web design, and management of young fresh talents. In order to maintain protection from situations, whereas, there maybe damages to merchandise and/or persons working with the company, attorney Greene suggested that these steps are followed:

·      First make sure that you have your own insurance policy

·      Second make sure that each person signs a waiver or contract for liability insurance

When it comes to indemnification (to hold harmless), whom ever that person working for you brings is his or her own responsibility. Indemnifying, as stated in the Merriam Webster Dictionary, is defined as protecting by promising to pay for the cost of possible injury, damage, or loss.

A person can get sued in this type of business (productions) by copyright infringement or the use of works that are already under copyright.  Some necessary liability insurances needed for a production company are general liabilities, life insurance, and one that I have never heard about for incorporations errors and omissions policy.

           Contracts are contracts! So is whatever being pursued. If that contract pertains to the individuals’ arts and talents, it may fit the needs of the individual. When the need of the individual is met in a contract then the contract could be worth agreeing to. However, Mr. Greene thought that this question was a bit broad. However, he did explain long-term situations with contracts.

        When recordings are done in the studio, there are many ways to make sure that it is able for distribution, one is copyright and the others are different levels of registration. A question that I meant to ask but did not was what were the different levels of copyright, but I guess that will be a discussion for another time. 

        There is a way that the company could avoid conflict issues of trademarks like discussed in the case of Panavision verses David Toeppen in class. Due diligence is one of them. It is good to do your research and back up all work that you do. Mr. Greene advised that this be done at all times.

         In conclusion, it is good to find businesses that do what you do. Plan your strategies and consult with appropriate professionals in your field. The advice received from Reginald Greene was splendid and I believe it was worthwhile. In order to succeed, it is necessary to gain knowledge of your expertise learning from others and gaining insight from the real world.

3 Legal Controversies in 2014

Looking at What Matters Matter…

When I read the article about Seeking an Unbiased Jury, I felt as though every jury should be fair. According to the article I felt it bias to admit someone guilty of a crime just because a jacket was ripped. I do not feel that a person should be guilty because of that.  One problem that we tend to have in our society is that we do not relate true facts to our conclusions. What if that person did not have the capability of having nice things but you’ve just proved an innocent man guilty? This happens to many and is considered awkward. All because a person does a certain thing or look a certain way we want to make it seem that that person has every intention to being guilty.

President Obama found away to relate to diversity by with nomination of a Caucasian male, an openly gay African American, and two other lawyers. I feel that this says that it is time to make a change. The president did what he had to do to keep the eyes off of our government being mainly about the black man. Everywhere you turn, someone is talking about our “black” government. He literally seems to say with this nominee that everyone deserves a chance. “It is time to make a change.”

Realizing how many young girls are well at risk of aids is shocking! A Court’s All-hands Approach Aids Girls Most at Risk article makes a point how mostly young girls are at risk. Our young generation is sometimes misguided and we should realize how much of a hurt this puts on them. The youth of today needs more attention. We should lend a hand to our young girls and let them know not to sell themselves short. We need them to be examples for the next generation to follow.