At 40% cash rebate, it is one of the highest in the world. By Marc Jacobson, Esq. The beautiful country of Greece, which some consider to be the cradle of civilization, recently increased its cash rebate for film and TV production to 40% of qualifying expenses, up from 35%....
By Marc Jacobson, Esq. and Jerome M. Hesch, Esq. In the past, recording artists frequently entered into agreements with record labels through a loan out corporation which two recent cases confirm had the effect of eliminating their ability to exercise the statutory termination right, as codified...
This article will discuss how a film producer can turn the New York State Film Tax Credit Program for Production (really a rebate) available in New York State into cash to be used for the production of a film. We assume the film will be...
By Marc Jacobson There’s a new app being adopted by lots of people who use iOS devices, FaceApp. This app relies on artificial intelligence to take an image, and change it – make the image older, younger, smiling, with new hair color, change the nature of...
A New York court recently decided that even though the defendant employer didn’t sign the plaintiff’s employment contract, a claim against the employer for unpaid severance embodied in the agreement was validly presented. Lord v. Marilyn Model Management, Inc., 2019 Slip Op 05093 (App. Div....