Led by Entertainment Lawyer James Kendrick
With ALT’s Lawrence Edelson, Founder/Artistic & General Director, American Lyric Theater; Barbara Hogenson, Agent and Founder, The Barbara Hogensen Agency; James M. Kendrick, Esq., Partner, Alter, Kendrick & Baron LLP; Peggy Monastra, Senior Promotion Advisor, G. Schirmer, Inc.; Ralph Sevush, Esq., Executive Director of Business Affairs & General Counsel for The Dramatists Guild; and Justin Werner, Artist Manager and Founder, Strategem Artists
This is a two-part seminar occurring on the following dates:
Part I: Saturday, April 17, 2021 @ 4pm – 6pm ET
Part II: Sunday, April 18, 2021 @ 4pm – 6pm ET
Composers and librettists need to know their rights, and they need to understand the law. In this two-day seminar taught by James Kendrick, one of the country’s leading intellectual property lawyers who has specialized in music publishing and advising creatives in the opera industry for over 30 years, composers and librettists will receive an understandable overview of intellectual property law and the issues surrounding the creation and of new operas. Among the subjects covered will be:
Collaboration agreements
Commission agreements
Writing works on spec
Working with publishers, agents and managers
Commission fees and royalty splits
Copyright
Billing to ensure equal recognition for composers and librettists
Issues related to adaptation and the public domain, including how to tell if something is or is not in the public domain, and the grey areas in between
Life rights
How to obtaining the rights to adapt a work that is not in the public domain
Artists will leave this course with a better understanding of their rights, and how to navigate the legal issues surrounding creating new works. All participants will also be provided with a resource package including sample contracts and other resources.