'Employment services' may trigger act; California law now may subject personal managers to licensing requirements

Article Abstract:

Personal managers in California must comply with the licensing requirements of the state's Talent Agencies Act even if seeking work for their artists is only an incidental portion of services rendered. This was the California Court of Appeals ruling in Waisbren v. Peppercorn Productions, Inc. Failure to follow the act can mean that the management contract with the artist becomes void and the manager must refund commissions aearned. The Waisbren decision has not clarified the law but has intensified a debate which has long been raging between artists and managers.

Interpretation and construction, Laws, regulations and rules, Talent agents, Entertainment law

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The spat in the chat; corporations are not helpless against anonymous posting of harmful or inside information

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Any Internet user can learn of a company's performance with the rapid increase in online chat rooms dedicated to the discussion of publicly traded companies. Anyone can also post an anonymous opinion on the company's performance or even divulge its trade secrets. Interactive computer service providers enjoy immunity from civil liability for the materials produced by third parties and this flows from the Communications Decency Act. Public companies which take the trouble to monitor chat rooms can trace and stop rumors which are spread there.

United States, Usage, Internet, Chat rooms

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