BUSI 506 – LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION – 5
QUESTION 5
Rock star Byron Haddon’s manager wanted to create some buzz about Haddon’s new album, Wingmaster. He decided to hire a videographer to follow Haddon around for a couple of days while two videos were being shot for the album, thinking they would release the behind-the-scenes video on YouTube just before the videos came out.
The videographer, Lori Breck, shows up, and Haddon’s manager tells her that the video she shoots will be the property of Haddon’s production company, and that he will send a nondisclosure agreement via email after the shoot is complete. Breck agrees.
Three hours into the shoot, with Breck’s camera trained on him, Haddon receives a text from Samantha Virdo, a young and very popular actor he has been dating. In the text, Virdo tells Haddon she never wants to see him again. He flies into a rage, and in a ten-minute rant, he divulges intimate details of their relationship, Virdo’s ongoing relationships with other celebrities (some of whom are married), and Virdo’s drug use. As Haddon’s manager tries to calm him down, Breck slips away.
Breck sells the video to a website that specializes in embarrassing celebrity videos. A gig that would have earned her $800 for the two-day shoot is suddenly a $50,000 windfall. Haddon’s production company files suit against Breck, stating that it is the true owner of the video, and that an oral contract existed between Breck and the production company.
Will the production company prevail? Please explain. (20 Points)
BUSI 506 – LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT
FINAL EXAMINATION – 5
QUESTION 5
Rock star Byron Haddon’s manager wanted to create some buzz about Haddon’s new album, Wingmaster. He decided to hire a videographer to follow Haddon around for a couple of days while two videos were being shot for the album, thinking they would release the behind-the-scenes video on YouTube just before the videos came out.
The videographer, Lori Breck, shows up, and Haddon’s manager tells her that the video she shoots will be the property of Haddon’s production company, and that he will send a nondisclosure agreement via email after the shoot is complete. Breck agrees.
Three hours into the shoot, with Breck’s camera trained on him, Haddon receives a text from Samantha Virdo, a young and very popular actor he has been dating. In the text, Virdo tells Haddon she never wants to see him again. He flies into a rage, and in a ten-minute rant, he divulges intimate details of their relationship, Virdo’s ongoing relationships with other celebrities (some of whom are married), and Virdo’s drug use. As Haddon’s manager tries to calm him down, Breck slips away.
Breck sells the video to a website that specializes in embarrassing celebrity videos. A gig that would have earned her $800 for the two-day shoot is suddenly a $50,000 windfall. Haddon’s production company files suit against Breck, stating that it is the true owner of the video, and that an oral contract existed between Breck and the production company.
Will the production company prevail? Please explain. (20 Points)