Ana-Maria Marinescu*

Abstract

The article aims to underline the main characteristics of booking agent activities. First, distinguish the activities done by a booking agent from the ones done by a personal manager, business manager, tickets agent or a tour manager. Second, relies on the legal aspects regarding a booking contract, namely the contract concluded between an artist and a booking agent in order to promote and develop the artist’s activity in concerts, spectacles and other events.

The contract is analysed regarding its object, legal capacity of sides, extent, the exclusive and non-exclusive character of booking, effects between sides and other persons, the obligations and the rights of the parties, the remuneration, duration, ceasing and cancellation of the contract.

Also, the contract is analysed compared to other civil contracts, like agency contract, intermediation contract or commission contract.

In the same manner is pointed out the link between the contract and the copyright and related rights legislation.

Key words: booking agent, personal manager, business manager, tickets agent, tour manager, booking agent certificate, booking agent note, booking agent contract, legal capacity of sides, extend of the contract, exclusive booking agent, non-exclusive booking agent, efects of the contract, the obligations of sides, the rights of sides, remuneration, duration, ceasing of contract, cancellation of contract.

* Doctorand Universitatea „Nicolae Titulescu” București, Director General Societatea Autorilor și Editorilor Români de Opere Științifice - PERGAM, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.