Artists, writers and creatives in NYC are often commissioned for specific works.  Who owns your drafts, notes and sketches before the final version is accepted?

A framework for NYC artists and creatives on when a contract needs a lawyer’s review, and when a template will do.

For artists, it is important that a license limits both what a licensee can do and how long they can do it for.  A good license also explains what happens after that window closes.  Fundamental to these licensing agreements is a small but mighty clause known as a Reversion Clause.