Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 24, 2019
What’s in the dispute between writers and agents?
Perhaps the question of resolution depends on how long and how hard the ATA is willing to fight for the status quo.
Rick Siegel
Rick is a former personal manager who is often engaged as an expert witness on the history, construction and application of the Talent Agencies Act.
After a year of warnings, the Association of Talent Agents is no longer on double secret probation. With its recently filed breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices lawsuit, the Writers Guild of America has dropped the big one.
This declaration of war created a shockwave in the entertainment community, despite the WGA's repeated warnings that with the expiration of their ATA contract in April 2019, the Guild would no lo...
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