[blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

Well, you can relax as you aren't practicing law without a license if you 
are doing something for a group that wants you to do it for their benefit. 
You by drafting a contract are not giving legal advice and you are not 
representing yourself to be a lawyer or legal professional. The situation 
could become more complicated if you were  wanting to market the game you 
developed and were to have it copyrighted or patented depending on the 
format. In that case you should probably seek the advice of a lawyer as you 
are getting in to a more complicated area. You also should seek legal advice 
if you and the other parties are wanting to start a business as a result of 
this creation and there are then other factors that need to be considered. 
I'm not sure what you are wanting the  contract to stipulate and who would 
be the parties involved this could impact how you proceed.
Again, I am not a lawyer and you may want to give us a few more details.
Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chuck-krugman/b/357/722
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Borah" <kgborah at att.net>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:47 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] I need some advice and a question answered


> Hello everyone out there.
>
>
>
> I have a conundrum that I have been struggling with for about 18 hours or
> so, and I thought someone might be able to help me with it.
>
> I have some friends who are a lot more computer techy than me and are able
> to code things and create audiogames.  So, last night about six of us, me
> included were talking on a chat client and we all decided to create an 
> audio
> game.  I think we have all the bases covered as far as jobs; we have 
> coders,
> story line creators, sound designers, and me, the legal guy.  I'm also 
> going
> to help out in the sound department and some web design.  Arriving at my
> question, how much legal work am I able to do here in this situation?  I 
> am
> currently in college going for a government degree with an emphasis in
> prelaw.  I want to go to law school after graduating and become a lawyer.
> And I know if I practice law without a law license that is a big no-no and
> can be punishable by imprisonment.  I will probably have everyone sign a
> contract which I know we are legally able to do.  everyone involved is
> competent and legally able to enter into a contractual agreement.  What 
> are
> your thoughts on this matter?
>
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