We shall be heard, add your voice
ri...@marathonent.com
As of 10pm Tuesday night, 242 managers have added their names to the
below letter to the Association of Talent Agents.
The letter asks our representational partners not to lobby the
California Supreme Court to forbid any efforts to find actors, writers,
directors, musicians or comedians work without first having a talent
agency license.
As I have mentioned before, every legal tenet favors us, my only worry
about losing is that the Court will think there is a need to control
our activities, no matter that neither the legislature or any of the
guilds have felt compelled to regulate us.
I believe if we act as a united body, which demands your participation,
we can get the agents not to work against us.
There are well over 2000 of us working as of for managers. Let's stand
together to end a legal practice that allows the clients the most not
to pay us.
Please email me at ri...@marathonent.com with your permission to add
your name to the hundreds already committed. And share this message
with your bosses, employees, partners and competitors.
If you have any questions about this or anything with regard to the
Talent Agencies Act, feel free to call me: 323.852.1776.
The best,
Rick
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Dear President Sandy Bresler, Vice-President Sheldon Sroloff, Secretary
Jim Gosnell and the Board of Directors of the Association of Talent
Agents:
This letter, endorsed by the ___ managers listed below, respectfully
requests your organization refrain from writing an amicus curiae brief
in the pending California State Supreme Court case of Marathon
Entertainment v. Rosa Blasi.
As managers, we look at you and your fellow talent agents as our
representational partners. A ruling against Marathon could change
that, informing us that like you, we will need a talent agency license
to fulfill our fiduciary obligations. As every Guild limits agency
compensation to 10%, our mutual clients will no longer be able to
benefit from dual representation.
We will be forced to compete against you rather than sharing clients
with you.
All existing law and legislative history clearly shows how managers
should not be subjected to the regulations of the Talent Agencies Act.
If there is any doubt, please refer to Marathon's Opening, Answer and
Reply Briefs for a fuller understanding. Our worry, however, is that
lobbying efforts rather than facts could sway the Court to rule against
Marathon and as such our profession as a whole.
For the last five decades, our two occupations have collaborated with
greater and greater success. All Marathon is asking is that we, like
you, have the right to get paid for the fruits of our labors. That
does not seem to be too much to ask.
With gratitude,
242 managers (and growing)