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How to Form a Band (Legally): From Casual Hobby to Serious Business

UncategorizedBy CLG AttorneysDecember 11, 2017

Have you ever been to a musical performance and thought to yourself, “What a fun job! I wish I could play rock guitar for a living.” Did you make music with your high school buddies in your garage or your basement? Did you or your friends’ bands eventually fall apart? While some bands come and go, others grow to become professional musicians and legendary icons, selling thousands of dollars in branded merchandise, protecting and licensing…

Music Sampling and Copyright Law: What’s Legal?

UncategorizedBy CLG AttorneysNovember 28, 2017

With the growing popularity of hip-hop music and remix culture, sampling has become common practice among a wide variety of artists and producers looking to associate with those who have come before them. Sampling is the act of integrating sounds embodied in a pre-existing sound recording into a new musical work. As a matter of copyright law, when an artist “samples” another artist’s music, they must receive permission from the copyright owner of the sampled…

How To Value A Startup

UncategorizedBy CLG AttorneysAugust 21, 2017

But really, how to value your Startup? Imagine a situation in which an investor says that he’ll give you $30 million for 20 percent of your company. However, you believe your startup to be currently valued at less than $150 million. What is the investor really offering you?   Pre and Post Money Valuation Investors commonly speak in terms of post-money valuation, which refers to the value of the company after a financing event. When…

Term Sheets for Startups – Everything You Need To Know

UncategorizedBy CLG AttorneysAugust 18, 2017

Term sheets are documents (often) drafted by attorneys, which contain the key provisions that startups and investors agree to when striking a deal. Fundamentally, term sheets stipulate the financial obligations of each party and outline the conditions of the sale of stock to investors or the sale and purchase of a company. Critically, term sheets allow the parties to identify or predict any issues that may arise before the (potentially) wasteful commitment of time, money,…

Stock Options: ISO vs. NSO

UncategorizedBy CLG AttorneysAugust 10, 2017

Stock options, such as the Incentive Stock Option (ISO) and the Non-Qualified Stock Option (NSO), are an important tool to incentivize employees, contractors, and consultants hired by a startup to work at their top capacity. These stock options provide workers with the right and opportunity to purchase shares in the future at the (theoretically) lower price that is set at the moment the stock is granted. Of course, the assumption here is that the company’s…

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