March 2011 Blogs

Actor's Film Performance: Pre, Post and Concurrent Issues with Performance

Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

Actor's film performance does not start from principal photography and does not end with shooting the scenes. Such performance actually starts from actor's reading the script and deciding to accept the role to control or approval over the script to the actor's make-up and physical appearance in the film. In addition, such performance encompasses the final editing and the way the final product is altered or diminished, thereby altering or diminishing the actor's performance.... Read More

Posted at 19:42 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Entertainment Law

Should We E-File Our Taxes Or Not?

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

One of the most basic and rather vexing questions confronting taxpayers - especially the affluent - might be the choice between e-filing or filing paper returns. The IRS has slowly but steadily promoted e-filing and it seems e-filing will soon supplant to a very large extent paper filing. Nonetheless, some taxpayers might balk at e-filing. Let us explore, to some extent, the pros and cons of e-filing and paper filing. ... Read More

Posted at 14:25 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Business Law

Some HARD TO IMPOSSIBLE Help for Underwater Homeowners

Monday, March 28, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

Despite auspicious prognostications as to the state of real estate market long after the "Great Recession" in 2008, today still the real estate market seems to be reeling from similar turmoil. In fact, despite some specious improvement in the status of real estate market for some time, data now portend otherwise. Hence, the government with banks are speciously to the rescue. However, such rescue maybe hard to impossible for many. Let us explore some of such spurious rescue program... Read More

Posted at 16:32 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Real Estate

What Are Some Basics of Film Director's Credit: "Directed by" or "Film by"?

Thursday, March 10, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

Unsurprisingly, film director's credit, to a large extent, is governed by Director's Guild of America (DGA). Nonetheless, such DGA governance provides only minimum requirements and protections. As importantly, not all movies fall within the purview of DGA and for such movies all the minutiae of credit must be negotiated. Accordingly, directors are well advised to exact more contractual concessions above and beyond DGA requirements, to the extent possible.... Read More

Posted at 18:20 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Entertainment Law

What Are Some Damages in Breach of Real Estate Sales Contract?

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

It often happens parties fail to fully perform their contractual obligations in sale of real estate. Often, the most immediate consequence of such contractual breach is the nature and amount of damages, if any, PLUS other conceivable remedies available at law and equity. Let us explore, to some extent, some detail of such damages.... Read More

Posted at 15:55 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Real Estate

How to Launch Your Business with Prudence and Caution

Monday, March 7, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

Launching a business could be quite daunting as economy is still not on a sound footing and credit market not yet amenable to lending. Yet, for those entrepreneurs yearning to intelligently and prudently launch their small business, there are ways to make this rather impossible task a manageable one with prudence and caution.... Read More

Posted at 12:36 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Business Planning

Some BASICS of ACTOR'S Agreements

Thursday, March 3, 2011 by Doron F. Eghbali

Despite the fact Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) governs and regulates actor's working conditions, travel and residuals and even minimum fee requirements, not all actors are SAG members and not all production companies are SAG signatories. In addition, principal photography might occur in foreign jurisdictions outside SAG purview and high-level actors often negotiate far beyond SAG requirements.... Read More

Posted at 16:31 PM | PERMALINK

Topic: Entertainment Law

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