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The grain of salt here is that the column is written by a lawyer, so there just might be a bit of self-servingness here.
Not surprisingly, musicians have come to loathe the complex, "fancy" contracts lawyers invariably draft, to the point that the mere prospect of a lawyer becoming involved at the deal-making stage is often enough to induce nausea. But it shouldn't be that way. In fact, as explained below, these "fancy" contracts -- which are loathed for the excruciating detail and precise language they employ -- are valuable to all parties involved precisely because of these detailed provisions.
I don't particularly like dealing with lawyers, but I understand the necessary evil they tend to be. In fact, I know that I'm about to go through a round of unpleasantness with one of the bands I'm currently working with regarding money and credit. We didn't work out the details before hand -- and commit what details we did work out to paper -- so the devil in the details is asking for his due.
Posted by Casper at August 11, 2005 10:07 PM