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Entertainment Law (Emails legally binding?)
I have been represented by a
manager for a script that I have
written, and stipulated that the
manager would receive 15% of
money earned if the project is sold.
This was stated in an email that I
wrote to the manager. He facilitated
a meeting with an agent, who now
represents me. However, the script
has not yet been sold to a studio, and
I have not signed any contracts with
the manager other than the email I
sent discussing the 15%. The
manager has since become unreliable
and I am choosing to terminate my
relationship with him. Because the
script has not yet been sold, and no
money is attached as of yet, is the
manager legally entitled to any
money based on a future sale despite
the termination of our current
relationship? Again, only an email
stipulation of percentage has taken
place. No contracts have been
signed.
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