ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA LAW
Being an attempt at conveying, instructing and supporting
the admirable practice at the Bar of all things entertaining
and the laws, rules, concepts and strategies appertaining thereto.
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This entertainment law practice concerns itself with all media including motion pictures, all forms of television, broadband/wireless, home video, legitimate stage, publishing, music and other new media/technologies and licensing and merchandising, whether in research, planning, development, financing, production, distribution or exploitation. Areas of law and practice include the following:
- Copyright, trademark and other intellectual property
- Research and due diligence
- Rights clearance for footage, music and other elements
- Rights acquisition and media licensing
- Employment contracts and employment law
- Contract negotiation, drafting, reviewing and administration
- Collective bargaining issues and residual analysis
The practice represents all variety of clients including independent producers and production companies, distribution companies, writers and authors, on-air talent, stage producers, directors and choreographers, designers, personal managers, agents and others.