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CONTRACT

Design

13233
Client, a visual designer, seeks a volunteer attorney to amend an independent contractor agreement.

Film

13228 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a filmmaker, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a contract for hiring a producer for a documentary, as well as draft a template contract for future productions.

12337
Client, a filmmaker, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a collaboration agreement, as well as alter an existing agreement for distribution of a short film.

Music

13105 – On Review
Client, a musician, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft an agreement with a school that wants to commission a melody and accompaniment for a musical piece.

Performance

13352 – On Review
Client, an opera producer, seeks a volunteer attorney to amend an existing agreement with two fellow producers to grant Client greater creative control over a project.

Photography

11158
Clients, two photographers, seek a volunteer attorney to negotiate agreements with a creative management agency and a major visual media company.

Theatre

13121 – On Review
Client, the co-writer of a screenplay, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a license agreement with a deceased co-author’s spouse, in order to adapt the screenplay into a stage play.

Visual Arts

13070
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance in drafting a contract that prevents viewers from recording Client’s performance art installations in person or online.

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COPYRIGHT

Design

13409 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a graphic designer and sign painter, seeks a volunteer attorney to evaluate whether Client holds copyright in the branding created for the adverse party and, if applicable, negotiate a licensing fee for its use.

Music

12740
Client, a singer-songwriter, seeks a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute with a musician who created a remix version of Client’s original song without Client’s permission.

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DISPUTES

Digital Art

1239
Client, an independent filmmaker, actor, and writer, seeks assistance with recovering photographs donated to a library and to make a donation of belongings to a personal archive at the library.

Film/TV

13287 – NEW CASE
Client, a film producer and director, seeks assistance with recovering pre-production costs from the co-producer’s estate.

12311
Client, the director and co-writer of a viral animation series, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve an ownership dispute with an animator.

10011 – On Review
Client, an independent film and television production company, seeks assistance with claiming credit and compensation for the development and pitch of a television project.

Literary

13338 – NEW CASE
Client, a children’s book author, seeks assistance terminating a publishing agreement.

13113 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a non-profit digital literary magazine, seeks an attorney to respond to a claim that another party has the right to Client’s registered trademark.

11902 – On Review
Client, an independent writing coach, seeks assistance with responding to cease and desist letter she received from her previous employer alleging that she has violated a non-compete agreement.

Multidisciplinary

10300
Client, a comic book writer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to request an accounting and to assist with recovering any royalties owed.

Music

13461 – NEW CASE
Client, a music producer, seeks a volunteer attorney to negotiate compensation for the unauthorized use of Client’s photograph in a social media post.

13275 – NEW CASE
Client, a musician, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute with a musical instrument store for breach of a consignment contract.

12842
Client, a wedding singer, seeks assistance with demanding payment from a former band for the unauthorized continued use of Client’s image in their promotional video.

12568
Client, a musician, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to represent him in a breach of contract claim pending in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County.

12096
Client, a songwriter, seeks assistance with recovering payment for a musical catalog that was sold and assigned to a company.

12034
Client, a musician, seeks assistance with recovering royalties and stopping the unauthorized distribution of his song.

11994 – On Review
Client, a singer and composer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to resolve a dispute regarding royalties and copyright ownership. A Spanish speaking attorney is preferred.

9750 
Client, a songwriter and performer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to recover her fair share of royalties from her former producer.

Performing Arts

12587
Client, a multimedia production firm, seeks a volunteer attorney to represent them in a nonpayment suit filed against them in the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County.

Photography

13399 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a makeup artist, seeks assistance with negotiating a settlement with a photographer for the accidental unauthorized use of the photographer’s work.

13309 – NEW CASE
Client, a photographer and graphic designer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to enforce a judgment against a jewelry company.

13085 – NEW CASE
Client, a New York-based photographer, seeks assistance recovering damages for the unlicensed use of a photograph, which is being sold online by a stock image company without Client’s consent.

11422
Client, a product photographer, seeks representation in a breach of contract suit pending in Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County. Client also seeks assistance with possibly filing a separate claim in federal court for copyright infringement.

10363
Client, the spouse of a deceased photographer, seeks assistance with the removal of images from an online archive.

Theater

11554 
Client, a playwright who served as the assistant director of a preschool, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to recover outstanding payment from his former employer.

12669
Client, a theater production company, seeks representation in Small Claims Court, Kings County, related to a non-payment dispute.

11019
Client, the author of a children’s musical, seeks assistance with resolving a dispute with a licensee of his musical.

Visual Arts

13223
Client, an arts researcher and educator, seeks an attorney to assess whether she has a claim for defamation, and to pursue that claim, if appropriate.

13011 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, a composer of musicals, seeks assistance with recovering royalties and receiving proper attribution for Client’s work on an off-Broadway musical.

12544
Client, the widow of an artist, seeks assistance with recovering payment for sales of her husband’s artwork.

12442 – NEW CASE
Client, a sculptural artist, seeks a volunteer attorney to recover damages for the unintentional disposal of Client’s artwork by their graduate school.

12235
Client, a painter, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to have a blog post removed from a third party website that is damaging Client’s art business.

11984
Client, a visual artist located in New York, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney in California to draft a demand letter and manage an ongoing dispute with a Los Angeles art gallery that damaged Client’s artwork by improper shipment.

11012
Client, a sculptor, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to recover a rental payment from a landlord, along with damages for the destruction of her artwork.

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EMPLOYMENT

Theatre

13081 – On Review
Client, a non-profit art club, seeks assistance with resolving a dispute with an employee who filed a complaint with the National Labor Review Board.

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IMMIGRATION

Film/TV

12976
Client, a film producer from Hungary, seeks assistance with renewing their O-1B visa.

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NON-PROFIT

11244 – On Review
Client, the administrator of the estate of the founder of a not-for-profit dance company, seeks assistance from a volunteer attorney to form a new not-for-profit organization to hold the rights to the founder’s choreography.

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PATENTS

13395 – On Review
Client seeks assistance with reviving a patent application for an internet search tool invention.

12765 – On Review
Client seeks assistance with assessing the patentability of a biodegradable snack container, and with applying for a utility patent, if appropriate. Client must file a non-provisional patent application before April 22, 2025.

10819
Client seeks assistance with assessing the patentability of a hygiene product for babies.

10668
Client seeks assistance with filing a non-provisional patent application before October 20, 2024. A Chinese language interpreter is needed.

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TECH TRANSACTIONS

13222
Client, an organization that promotes socially-engaged contemporary art, seeks a volunteer attorney redraft their privacy policy.

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TRADEMARK

13509 – NEW CASE
Client, a DJ, seeks a volunteer attorney to register a trademark for his DJ name.

13392 – NEW CASE – On Review
Client, founder of an all-women’s comedy troupe, seeks assistance with negotiating a retroactive license for the unauthorized use of her trademark.

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WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES

Literary

13398 – NEW CASE
Client, a playwright and puppet maker, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a will, a living will, health care proxy and power of attorney, and to form a trust, if necessary.

13236 – NEW CASE
Client, an author and journalist, seeks assistance with transferring the copyright and royalties from the works of Client’s recently deceased partner to Client.

12749 – NEW CASE
Client, a photographer, author, and poet, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a will, a living will, health care proxy and power of attorney, and to form a trust, if necessary.

11636 
Client, the son of an actress and writer, seeks the assistance of a volunteer attorney to recover his mother’s property from the estate of the executor of her will.

10774 
Client seeks a trust and estates attorney to assist with the administration of the estate of an author who died intestate in Rockland County.

Mixed

10506
Client, the administrator of her deceased husband’s estate, seeks a volunteer attorney to remove Client as the administrator and appoint her children as co-administrators.

1513
Client, a mixed media artist with a focus on photography, seeks assistance with creating a trust and drafting a will, living will, power of attorney, healthcare proxy, and other relevant documents.

Music

12223
Client, a well-respected jazz pianist, seeks assistance with forming a revocable trust, a living will, and revising his existing will.

Photography

13310 – NEW CASE
Client, a photographer, filmmaker and journalist, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a will, a living will, health care proxy and power of attorney, and to form a trust, if necessary.

11306 – NEW CASE
Client, relatives of a famous photographer, seek help obtaining ownership of the photographer’s artworks and copyrights from the sole heir, and settling any remaining issues with the artist’s estate.

Visual Arts

13295 – NEW CASE
Client, a sculptor and installation artist, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a will, a living will, health care proxy and power of attorney, and to form a trust, if necessary.

13205 – NEW CASE
Client, an accomplished visual artist, seeks a volunteer attorney to draft a new will, healthcare proxy, living will, and power of attorney.

11851
Client, a painter who has had a long career as a visual artist, seeks assistance with drafting a will, health care proxy, living will and power of attorney.

11378 
Client, a visual artist, seeks assistance with a claim against the estate of a philanthropist to whom he lent funds for the purposes of retaining and renovating properties to create an arts colony.