Category Archives: Contracts

Rachel Joins Fellow Panelists at L.A. Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Techtainment 3.0” Conference

Rachel joined fellow panelists at the L.A. Intellectual Property Law Association's TECHTAINMENT 3.0 Conference on the cutting edge panel, "Emerging Music Issues in the Digital Ecosystem," which dissects the evolution of music-rights deals to confront digital and other channels. Panelists included Bill Colitre, Music Reports; Paul Friedman, Sony; Rachel Stilwell, the Law Offices of Rachel Stilwell; and moderator Professor Dougherty. Topics included: "Effects of Emerging Technology and Law on Live Musical Performances."     [embed]https://youtu.be/is9CGCNIx5s[/embed]...
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Thanks To All Who Participated in Our Workshop “Intellectual Property Basics for Professional Musicians” at AFM47!

On September 20, Rachel, along with trademark and patent expert Kala Sarvaiya, presented an intellectual property workshop for professional musicians at the AFM47 in Hollywood, to a packed house.  Co-sponsored by the AFM47 and the California Jazz Foundation, Rachel and Kala provided practical tips about how copyright, trademark and patent laws affect music professionals, including how music pros can best protect their work and get paid for the use of their work. Thanks to all who came out and participated in this lively educational meeting. intellectual-property-flyer...
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GETTING CLIENTS PAID: Rachel in The Washington Post About Past Due Film Profits Owed to Her Clients

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By Aaron Gregg

AMC NETWORKS COULD CLAIM CONTROLLING STAKE IN ROBERT L. JOHNSON’s MOVIE FIRM

"Robert L. Johnson, the pioneering founder of Black Entertainment Television, faces the prospect of giving up control of RLJ Entertainment, a new-media company he started four years ago in Silver Spring, Md...."

"...Some debts apparently included royalty payments due to Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry, who produced “Dark Girls,” a documentary examining “color-ism within our own community,” referring to the bias against darker skin within black communities.  Their attorney, Rachel Stilwell, provided a legal document claiming that RLJ Entertainment defaulted on $7,286 worth of royalty ­payments...."

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