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    Entertainment Law

    Ben Scales
    Asheville NC
    Benscaleslaw.com
    A little background
    Born Birmingham AL in 1964.
    Raised in Lakeland FL, graduated from Lakeland High
    School in 1982.
    Graduated from Georgia Tech, Bachelor of Industrial
    Engineering in 1986.
    Employed by First National Bank of Atlanta as Management
    Engineer 1986-88.
    Graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1991.
    Law Clerk to Judge Eric Bruggink, U.S. Court of Federal
    Claims, Washington DC 1991-92
    Law Clerk to Judge Alex Munson, U.S. District Court for the
    Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan MP 1993-1995
    Saipan years
    Estate of Larry Lee Hillblom, counsel for Guardian ad
    Litem for heir claimant, 1995-2005.
    Hillblom was the “H” in DHL.
    Lost at sea in a plane crash in 1995.
    Left behind:
     $1 billion estate
     Bad will
     A number of bar girls claiming he was their baby daddy
    DHL partners bribed Saipan government to change
    law to disinherit illegitimate children.
    Dateline NBC
    Where to go from here . . .

    One client – innocent and


    wealthy
    What do I know?
    What do I like?
    My Asheville Practice
    Cannabis defense – protecting the
    rights of otherwise law-abiding people
    accused of violating an unjust law
    Entertainment law – working with
    creative people to help them get paid
    Other . . .
    Music Business
    “The music business is a cruel and shallow money
    trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and
    pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's
    also a negative side.” – Hunter S. Thompson
    Band agreements – comin’ and goin’
    Licensing
    Mechanical licenses
    Synchronization licenses
    Negotiation of agreements with talent buyers
    Agents
    Venues
    Record labels
    Performance Rights Organizations
    (ASCAP/BMI/SESAC, etc.)
    Trademark and copyright
    Trademark protects logos and band/company
    names
    Copyright protects creative content
    Composition/script
    Sound/video recording
    Intellectual property protection for expression of
    idea, not the idea itself
    Literary publication

    Negotiating publishing deals for authors


    Clearing rights for quoted passages
    Copyright issues
    Borrowing characters/themes
    Derivative works
    Film finance
    Setting up business structures to facilitate fundraising
     LLCs
     Private Placement Memoranda
     Angel investors
    Clearing rights
     Music
     Images
    Production business
     Budgets
     Agreements with talent, writers and crew
     Tax credits
    TV/Reality Shows
    TV/Reality Shows
    Talent representation/negotiation
    Showrunning
    Ancillary income
    Merchandise
    Public appearances
    Social media
    Early voting till May 5
    Election Day is May 8
    Cannabem
    Liberemus
    Ben Scales
    Asheville NC
    Benscaleslaw.com

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