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Originally Posted by InfoGuy
bhe221, welcome to GFY.
Requirement to maintain 2257 records is limited. When you say you are looking to get started, what do you plan to do? Do you intend to be a webmaster, model, content producer, paysite owner or other? Do you plan on being the primary or secondary producer of content?
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I am planning on being a producer of content to commercialize/distribute on platforms such as MV and C4S. I believe, due to the MasterCard crackdown, these platforms are being much stricter on model releases/2257 compliance. I don't think I can do enough content volume for my own paysite just yet, so this route provides some flexibility.
I am in IL and will be shooting all over the country. Not sure if this is a bad idea or if I need to consult different lawyers for each state I plan to shoot in.
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Originally Posted by brassmonkey
shelf corp or a lawyer with non disclosure 
get a shield aka pre paid legal. you can talk to lawyers! no spam |
Is a shelf corp different than an LLC? Also can you elaborate on the lawyer with non disclosure? I thought all lawyers owe you attorney-client privilege, which means they are essentially under NDA anyway.
Thanks for the link - but would prefer not to work with random lawyers each time I need help.
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Originally Posted by MaDalton
Even as an LLC you can't sign contracts or releases just with your company name. You can hire someone and let him sign in the name of the company. But you can't simply sign as "XYZ LLC".
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Originally Posted by trevesty
You can't sign a document as "Name of Biz LLC". You can sign it as "John Doe" who has been given authorization to sign by "Name of Biz LLC".
This is like... basic shit in the US.  |
I am happy to sign under my name (of course with an NDA covered in the model release saying they can't disclose my real name) - but does there need to be a legal agreement saying I "John Doe" license to "XYZ LLC" even though I own XYZ LLC? Sounds like it complicates things a bit.