Re: response to a gig cancellation?

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

>The ... Band shall receive # (25%) non-refundable
>deposit for this event, to be applied towards the total fee.
>
>The sponsor(s) agree to pay fifty percent of the music fees, as
>stated above, if this agreement is canceled less than # days prior to the 
>scheduled date of the event unless the cancellation is the result of 
>serious accident, natural disaster, or other circumstances beyond the 
>sponsor's control.


First:  Joe, if you don't mind my asking--or, actually, I'd welcome replies 
from anyone w/ such a clause in their contracts--how *many* days?

I appreciate very much the responses to date--and, obviously, would welcome 
any additional thoughts; but my response to Bob would essentially be that, 
in the absence of a pertinent provision (which there isn't) in my letter of 
agreement, I really don't *have* recourse in law to the organization's 
deciding to cancel (or, in this case, the group for which they made the 
booking deciding to cancel) my lecture--as opposed to if I *gave* the 
lecture and they didn't pay me; that would, of course, be actionable.

I would, of course, appreciate correction/elaboration/emendation by more 
knowledgeable folks, including Bob.  Do we have any lawyers on this list?

--Robert Cohen

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