The Guild offers business advice to its members, not legal advice.
Business advice includes, among other things, reviewing members’ unsigned contracts, advising them on relevant industry standards, explaining the inner workings of theatrical business relationships, assisting in the use of the Guild’s model contracts, and advising on how to register a copyright or submit to a festival. Legal advice involves, among other things, reviewing signed contracts, explaining the rights and obligations of the parties under an agreement, as well as speaking to or negotiating with others on behalf of an individual.
While Guild lawyers can explain general legal concepts and principles, they are not permitted to provide a legal opinion as to a member’s particular rights and obligations under the law.