by Creative Genius Law | Celebrity News, Contracts and Collabs, Trademarks
Spencer Elden, the baby on the (formerly) iconic album cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind, is suing fifteen people, including the surviving Nirvana group members, Kurt Cobaine’s estate, Courtney Love (Cobaine’s former wife), and the photographer Kirk Weddle, for violation...
by Patrice Perkins | Contracts and Collabs, Legal Planning For Growth
Uber went public + several media outlets reported that Beyoncé won in a major way. Beyoncé was reportedly offered $6 million dollars to perform for an Uber event about four years ago + turned down the immediate payout for equity. Her equity is reportedly valued today...
by Creative Genius Law | Contracts and Collabs, Legal Planning For Growth
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 29% of all businesses in the U.S. (8 million businesses!) are owned by minorities. In 2012, minority-owned businesses contributed $1.38 trillion in revenue and 7.2 million jobs to the U.S. economy. Unfortunately,...
by Patrice Perkins | Contracts and Collabs, Copyright, Legal Planning For Growth, Trademarks
You are a creative entrepreneur with a massive vision expanding every day. Some of your friends have run successful crowdfunding campaigns for their businesses and you’ve wondered if you should do the same. Before President Obama signed the JOBS Act in 2012, you could...
by Patrice Perkins | Contracts and Collabs, Legal Planning For Growth
Typically, when we hear the phrase, “starving artist” we think of an artist in the traditional sense — visual artists, poets, writers, right? But, when I talk about the starving artist mentality I am referring to it in a broader sense as it applies...
by Patrice Perkins | Contracts and Collabs, Trademarks
As a creative entrepreneur, you are probably exploring collaborations and partnerships with other peeps. These collabs are likely to manifest in the form of: A signature event (or event series) A workshop A web series A podcast Or maybe you’ve decided to partner up...