The role of entertainment attorneys varies depending upon the region in which they operate. It is something of a given that every area has its’ own unique population with their own specific approach to the entertainment industry. This means that every area has specific issues to face that are primarily applicable to the individual region.
Developing an understanding of the unique business atmosphere in the Harrisburg area involved a certain amount of research as well as a conversation with attorney Todd J. Shill of Rhoads & Sinon LLP. Mister Shill is a dedicated entertainment attorney in the Harrisburg area who is actively engaged in the local creative community.
While the entertainment industry offers a wide range of potential jobs the two main areas of focus in Harrisburg are writers and musicians. Both fields require the assistance of an entertainment attorney for contract review and negotiation, establishing and protecting copyrights, and agent or management agreements.
Additionally, writers often need help in the sale of optioning of their material. And, musicians frequently need help with licensing agreements, unpaid royalty collection, and merchandising arrangements within record deals.
Many of these issues can also be translated into aspects of the local film and television production community. The creation of such projects inevitably requires the addition of the previously mentioned two professions. However, full-scale productions also require a large number of additional people with a variety of skills and abilities.
The interesting fact is that all of these additional members of the production industry who operate on the more physical aspects of a production encounter situations for which they require representation outside of matters that are commonly considered with the creative industries.
Gaffers, grips, and production assistants who are frequently required to deal with heavy lifting can develop repetitive motion injuries such as bad knees or back problems.
Lighting directors, carpenters, and set designers often have to work on ladders or scaffolding at great heights where they face the chance of falling and suffering severe injury.
One of the most important reasons for a producer from any variation of the creative fields to hire an entertainment attorney is to ensure that all legal requirements are met and the needed insurance is in place in order to protect the crew should they be hurt and the production company should it face the possibility of litigation over an accident or an attempt to issue a work-man’s compensation claim based on a pre-existing condition from another production job.
With these issues in mind it can be seen that a competent and successful entertainment attorney is one of the most important people to have on the staff of any production company.
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