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Hollywood’s creator deals can leave talent signing away their own IP

Digiday’s Alyssa Mercante reports that as studios and streamers chase creator-led hits, lawyer Nima Tahmassebi warns broad work-for-hire clauses can have creators “signing away things they never meant to, like their own name, their persona.”

Why it matters. Creators who don’t scrutinize contract terms risk losing control of their own persona to studio or brand partners.

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