Corber, who has practiced law for over 25 years, represents clients in
the music industry and writes and speaks at industry events about music law
topics including areas of interest to musicians and film and television
composers. He is best known for his work on behalf of ghostwriter Daniel
Kolton who claimed authorship of years of music composing work on the
“Hercules”, “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Young Hercules” television series.
He has also worked as a legal advisor to industry organizations including
Just Plain Folks, The Film Music Network, The Webcaster Alliance,
IndieCharts.com and others.
The new website offers highly focused industry
legal services packaged at special rates to enable musicians at all levels
of the industry access to legal services. A question answering service is
available for specific business and legal questions, including questions
about specific legal language and what it may mean to a musician entering
into a deal. A detailed answer is provided by email that addresses the
specific legal question in the context of the person asking the question.
A
document review service is available from the [1]
www.CorberLaw.com website
where Corber analyzes music industry contracts, synchronization licenses,
master licenses, deal memos, publishing agreements, record label agreements,
band/group partnership agreements, and other music industry documents. The
analysis offers comments on how favorable the document treats the musician,
composer or songwriter, and highlights any problematic areas of the document
which may include missing elements that are standard in the industry,
elements that may be disadvantageous or exploitative, and more.
“I am doing
this because I want to be able to bring affordable legal services to more
people in the music industry. A music creator or artist ought not to be in
the dark about a contract being proposed to them, vulnerable to the demands
of=2 the other party without even knowing what they’re giving up, let alone
knowing what they are getting. Simply put, musicians deserve to have a
better idea about what they’re signing,” said Corber. Corber continued, “The
most important time to fight for yourself is at the beginning. The best
thing would be to be represented by an attorney at the contract stage, but
attorneys can be expensive - and some artists and writers are hesitant to
consult with an attorney.
By reducing the cost and making it user friendly
via the internet where you don’t have to worry about going to an office or
paying a high cost for the consultation, I hope to give those who can least
afford the services of an attorney some protection and advice going into the
contract stage of their careers.” For more information or immediate access
to CorberLaw legal services, visit [1]
http://www.corberlaw.com