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Do i need an entertainment lawyer? You are a local movie producer. You receive a "contract of intent" from a foreign-based film production company wanting you to act as its South African producer for the filming of its SA segment of the movie. Agreements are submitted to you that speak of several contractually binding clauses governed by numerous foreign lawsRead more

You want to be in a movie? (sign a release!) By Sean Bosse Bosse & Associates Attorneys (Cape Town) Tel: +27 21 556-9451 E-mail: sean@bosse-associates.co.za There is an old saying that goes, “everybody wants to be in the movies!” Ask any person on the street if he or she wants to be in a movie and you will get moreRead more

Entertainment Law - Liability Of Company Directors INTRODUCTION The new Companies Act (Act 71 of 2008) has introduced a strict regime on all directors of companies in the execution of their duties and irrespective whether such directors are employed by a private or listed company. The extent of the liability that a director faces is also not limited to so-calledRead more

Protecting The Image Rights Of Our Sport Stars South Africa's march from amateur to professional sports in certain athletic disciplines has seen sports branded merchandising, athlete endorsements and corporate sponsorships become big business today. In particular, the commercial exploitation of an athlete's image to promote and sell anything from branded clothing to luxury investment properties on golfing estates is fastRead more

“I have an option”-What the law says! By Sean Bosse Bosse & Associates Attorneys (Cape Town) Tel: +27 21 556-9451 E-mail: sean@bosse-associates.co.za In recent years, we have come to observe that many entertainment (commercial) agreements that purport to be “option” agreements are, by their very legal nature, in fact “rights of first refusal” contracts. While we have yet to litigateRead more

Stealing stories: How to protect yourself How can writers protect themselves from story theft and what legal remedies are at hand to assist them in preventing such story theft? The first part of this article will look at how a writer can protect his story using the law of contract and, in a future article, I will look at howRead more

Entertainment Law - Changes to your company Introduction Many people in the entertainment industry operate their business in either a company or a close corporation. These legal entities are established and, to a large degree, governed by the provisions of the various acts such as the Companies Act (and its regulations) and the Close Corporation’s Act (and its regulations) andRead more

Entertainment Law - Copyright Infringement in the movies INTRODUCTION In the early 1990’s, Barbara Chase-Riboud instituted a civil claim against world renowned movie director and producer, Steven Spileberg, for copyright infringement. It was Chase-Riboud’s case that Spielberg’s film, Amistad, had infringed her novel about the real life mutiny that took place on board the slave ship, the Amistad, in 1839.Read more