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Acting and modeling contracts (Talent and Media contracts)

A legal document covering the terms and obligations between an actor or a model and a talent agency or a movie studio or production company. Careful negotiation of acting and modeling contracts and review of the terms, especially those related to the payment of running royalties and syndication rights to the use and reuse of the name or likeness of the actor or the model in future products or media, are essential to successful representation of the talent and ensuring talent’s privacy and income security.

Assignment

An assignment is a term used with similar meanings in the law of contracts, real estate and intellectual property. In all instances, it encompasses the transfer of rights held by one party—the assignor—to another party—the assignee. The legal nature of the assignment determines some additional rights and liabilities that accompany the act.