Thanks for the podcast tip and your thoughts, Bill! I figure that they're all negotiable, I just don't know where to start. What are the best practices? How do we arm ourselves with this kind of information coming in to the media industry from the outside? I think it's important to prevent talented creative people from being taken advantage of because of a lack of information (see: raw deals from record labels in the past).
But I guess most importantly, can anyone point me to a good agent? ;) Mark* thepovertyjetset.com --- In [email protected], "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All of these things are negotiable with who ever is hiring you or > contracting with you. These contracts typically deal with all these > issues, who-what-where-for how long and in what mediums. > > And if you are getting a lot of offers and they represent some > significant income then yes you need an agent and/or a lawyer to > look at these things for you. My attorney Colette Vogele has a > regular podcast on this topic > (http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/) and if shes available you > can probably hire her too, http://www.vogelelaw.com > > An agent and a lawyer can be the same person, but basically the > difference between the two is that the lawyer will examine and > advise on the legalities of a contract and an agent will negotiate > on your behalf. > > But the basic answer to your question is that any and all of these > terms are negotiated. > > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > www.billstreeter.net > > > --- In [email protected], "Mark Schoneveld" <mark@> > wrote: > > > > I would like to take a moment to start this discussion, obviously > a very important one to > > independent creators in this new media marketplace. I don't think > I completely > > understand how it works. Great content is scarce and the more > hype and buzz around the > > medium, the more the best creators will be sought out. I'm > already being approached on > > all angles to make custom content, sell content I've already made > and I feel like I need to > > play catchup before I give away the ship. > > > > First of all, is there a good guide online already? Good legal > blogs? Has anyone covered > > these topics in depth? > > > > I have questions that need answering. For example, if > you 'license' your Internet TV show > > to someone, what are some typical rights you grant? How much are > they worth? Can you > > limit the amount of time your give someone exclusivity? If you do > grant some kind of > > exclusivity, what prevents you (or someone else) from uploading it > to YouTube? Is there a > > licensing model that might allow content to be uploaded to > multiple sites? In that case, > > who 'owns' it? What do you grant to a 'sponsor'? > > > > Maybe someone can shed light on how a production studio licenses > shows to television? > > How does that work? > > > > Obviously, this is just the tip of the iceberg. And these might > be million dollar questions. > > Any media lawyers in the house? You blogging? What are your > experiences? > > > > Maybe I need an agent. :) > > > > Thanks, y'all! > > > > Mark* > > http://thepovertyjetset.com > > http://cheapdatesphilly.blogspot.com > > http://livemusicjournal.blogspot.com > > >
