DELONG GRANT LAW PARTNERSAspects of Entertainment Industry Contracts

Royalties Paid Out

ArtistsScreenwritersDirectorsProducersActors

Contracts Involving Minors

Require parental or guardian involvement

Parents held liable for child’s ability or inability to fulfill contract

Usually contain some protection for child’s compensation

Contracts with Intermediaries

Enhance artist’s careerProvide service or protection for artistPromote artist’s visibility or successTake percentage of earnings based on

serviceHave various names and functions

Advances

Payments made to artist before any income received due to artist’s abilities

Normally nonrefundablePublisher or producer may keep royalties

that would have been paid to authorPublisher or producer able to recoup up

to the amount of advance to cover costsMost contracts dealing with writing

involve advance clause