Media & Entertainment Law

In addition to our services in the traditional media, our practice includes work relating to content and services delivered via the Internet/World Wide Web and other emerging technologies.

Some areas we handle include:

Motion Pictures/Television

• Counseling and representing producers, writers, actors, directors, and crafts-persons
• Production , finance and distribution agreements
• Structuring production and financing entities
• Investor financing arrangements
• Option agreements and other matters relating to underlying rights.
• Life story rights agreements
• Rights clearance
• Title searches and interpretation
• Privacy, publicity and defamation issues
• E&O Reviews
• Union and guild matters

Music

• Counseling and representing record labels, music publishers, producers, recording artists and songwriters
• Negotiating and drafting music licenses, recording and producing agreements, touring-related agreements

Theatre

• Counseling and representing producers, playwrights, actors, directors and designers
• Structuring financing and production entities
• Production services, including cast and crew, facilities, and rights deals

Internet

• Counsel and represent web service providers, ISP’s, and content providers.
• Strategic and legal advice relating to licensing and delivery of digital information, music, and interactive entertainment
• Contract and compliance services for web site operators
• Content licensing agreements
• Site development and production agreements
• Privacy, publicity and defamation issues