What are my legal rights for an entertainment contract violation concerning stolen masters?
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I was working with an attorney on my first album. He split his time between New York and Tennessee. He would work on my music and send it to me in San Diego, CA to complete vocals. In March 2009 we agreed I would fly out to Nashville to record the remaining two tracks in Nashville. After I left Nashville it was agreed he would send me the tracks in two weeks. It is now November 17th and I have not received the tracks. I have copies of text messages, emails and phone calls unanswered. I need to pursue the next step to obtain my songs which I paid for or reimbursement of my funds spent.
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Other than filing a lawsuit in federal court (due to diversity of jurisdiction between the parties, you could threaten to file a complaint with the State of Bar where the attorney practices. An attorney must return all property of the client when demanded within a reasonable period of time. The State Bar enforces these types of ethical violations by lawyers. This assumes you had an attorney client relationship with the attorney. If not, then it is strictly a breach of contract action. If I can be of further assistance, please email me at deborah.barron@lawbarron.com or visit my website below for more information on entertainment law.
Deborah Barron, Esq. www.lawbarron.com Entertainment & Business Law attorney
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