Ask a Lawyer: Merchandising Tips
As I walked through the aisles of Toys R Us, surrounded by an endless supply of Nickelodeon and Disney Junior toys, puzzles, costumes, and more, all I could think about was merchandising clauses. In particular, I thought about how to ensure that the creator’s and producer’s rights don’t overlap in order that a producer’s investment […]
Ask a Lawyer: Option Agreements
A scriptwriter contacted us, saying that she finished a feature film script and wanted to know about the legal issues surrounding selling her script to film producers. Generally speaking, a scriptwriter (let’s call her the “creator”) with interest from a film producer would enter into an option agreement with the producer. Under an option agreement, […]
