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> the two men hammered out the contours of a handshake deal: For $1,500 (approximately $10,130 in 2018 dollars) dad would deliver three paintings. > In Ellis’
by chrischen 9y ago
> the two men hammered out the contours of a handshake deal: For $1,500 (approximately $10,130 in 2018 dollars) dad would deliver three paintings.
> In Ellis’ Midtown office, the last painting was delivered. Ellis cut him a check and said something to the effect of, "Oh thanks very much, these are great,” dad recalls.
Am I missing something here? Seems obvious why lawyers won't take on this guy since 1) there was no contract and 2) the no-contract agreement was not broken.
- pjc50 9y agoThere's definitely a contract, just a verbal one with no record. The lack of a written copyright assignment allowing reproduction sounds like a problem to me, but the law has undoubtedly changed over the years. The thing that annoys me about cases like this is the music industry's vampiric determination to get every last dollar out of someone copying MP3s, while being blasé about actually getting money to the right creatives. Royalty issues can destroy bands. Often the litigation can consume more money than the royalties are worth, because people are hung up on what they "deserve".