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You are looking for a New York startup attorney. This small business law firm is focused on entrepreneurs and artists. In New York City, call us at 212.206-9104; on Long Island, call us at 631-254-0804 (Nassau and Suffolk County). Let Prywes, PC take care of your crowdfunding campaign, file your LLC or corporation, draft your operating agreements, shareholder agreements or joint venture agreements. Let us help you figure out the best language for Terms and Conditions, Employment Manuals, or Non-Disclosure Agreements.
I was giddy. As a little boy, I had learned how to code on a Timex Sinclair we brought home from the library in 1980, and then learned actual programs on the Texas Instruments 994A. And here it was, 1983, and the TI was selling for $50, just in time for the holidays. Our family was going to get its very own computer!
Read MoreAs a former indie film producer and screenwriter (and tech geek, too!), I have immersed myself in the software and web sites that cater to filmmakers and content creators. I have been of the belief that entrepreneurs who create platforms for dream-realizing are more likely to make money than the dreamers themselves. Case in point: Indiegogo, Withoutabox, and Scripped. I don't know how much money Scripped made, but it was purchased at some point by another company, one that made business-ending mistakes.
Read MoreWhen entrepreneurs in the United States start up a new small business, they often focus on launching a web site first. Inevitably, they find themselves wondering if their web site needs "Terms of Use" because they see that link at the bottom of virtually every web site of their potential competitors. Terms of Use can be an important addition to your site, but only if you understand why you have them in the first place.
Read MoreThe Good Wife has consistently provided--week after week--high quality entertainment, let alone important business and legal lessons that make it stand apart from standard legal television fare. Its insights on the convergence between technology and law are surprising for a network drama, and its characters' complexities and moral failings are refreshing.
Read MoreDid the Internet and technology level the playing field for small-time artists, illustrators, musicians, or filmmakers? On the one hand, it is easier than ever before to become a web celebrity than ever before, and for the creator of creative content to monetize that content.
Read MoreThere are laws and there are practicalities. Your startup likely can ill-afford to face a lawsuit. And, even with the default rule of "at-will employment," there are quite a few loopholes you should be aware of.
Read MoreUsually, when a musician is accused of copyright infringement of a song, the accusation comes in the form of a cease-and-desist letter. If the musician has just signed his or her first artist management contract, perhaps a lawyer is retained.
Read MoreSure, you know that someone registered the trademark to that logo you mock on those t-shirts you sell on CafePress. Or you've crafted a functional sculpture from food packaging that sells like hotcakes on ebay. Maybe you've printed a few lines from a famous song onto a mug and gave it the tag "Beyonce" in your Etsy store. But you can do it, right? It's fair use, right?
Read MoreThe short answer? Because they can. You may have heard that Etsy sellers have been sent "Cease and Desist" letters for incorporating Taylor Swift's lyrics, or that an entrepreneur sculpting a 3-D likeness of the "Left Shark" from Katy Perry's Super Bowl performance has been accused of copyright infringement. But, really, why go after the "little guy?"
Read MorePerhaps you have a new small business and think you can just "1099" some workers. So you decide to hire an independent contractor without talking to a lawyer. That might be a big mistake.
Read MoreBefore plunking down a binder on a restaurant, you need to know so much more than the cost of rent. This is a complex startup operation, even if you're opening a tiny "hole-in-the-wall." When checking out different places with your realtor, have you gotten a copy of a sample lease? Do you know the terms of the lease? How long will you have the space for? Understand that it often takes time to become an "overnight success." You don't want a landlord wielding too much leverage just when you get goin'.
Read MoreSo you want to start up a restaurant--you have a place picked out, but you are also wise. You know you can't go it alone. You have decided to hire an attorney to guide you through all of the potential pitfalls of restaurant management in New York. What should you discuss with a lawyer?
Read MoreA cease and desist letter is one law firm's attempt to stop you from engaging in specific business practices.
Read MoreLitigation and lawmaking are the two primary sources of change in our legal system. However, even the mom-and-pop shop can make decisions in the infancy of a business that can help prevent lawsuits in the future. Here are some trends to pay attention to.
Read MoreIndie filmmaking and production companies have drastically changed since the improvements of tech and the Internet. You can shoot an independent film in HD with a high-end DSLR and do your entire post-production on a laptop. But even if you have the best line producer in New York, you still should have an idea of how to start up your very own independent film production company, with or without the guidance of a lawyer.
Read MoreWhen you're an independent musician, you may feel immune to the pressures and stresses of commercial representation. But, as soon as those management sharks start swimming, you may feel as though you are live bait. While having a knowledgeable music lawyer is very helpful, here are nine of the clauses you are going to see in most artist management contracts and how you can confidently work your way through the terms.
Read MoreSince the beginning of independent film, music, and theater, production companies have hired young high school and college-aged (and older) workers in search of "breaking into the industry," and have chosen to not pay them. Those days of getting real work in exchange for credit (college or screen) seem to be disappearing.
Read MoreAccredited investors are a class of investors that are recognized by the SEC as financially sophisticated, and may be approached in a different way than investors out accredited status.
Read MoreHow to copyright photos: a primer for photographers to file a copyright on their best shots, and how (sometimes with the help of a lawyer) to protect against copyright infringement.
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