Representing all of the players in the music industry, including songwriters, recording artists, record producers, and record labels in the negotiation of the various agreements used in the music industry.
Preparing and negotiating on behalf of copyright holders, producers, and distributors the full range of agreements and relationships necessary to take an original work or a reality concept from the acquisition or creation of the underlying literary work to the final production and distribution of a film, television or internet production, including compliance with respect to applicable union and guild requirements.
Although far from the lights of Broadway, I have represented investors and producers of theatrical productions, including the underlying investment agreements and the acquisition of literary and any grand rights for the production, as well as agreements with or for directors, choreographers, and actors.
Representing talent in all areas of the entertainment industry, and occasionally managers of talent, in negotiating a variety of personal agreements, talent agency agreements, and other arrangements central to the talent’s career.
Representing clients in the areas of digital and interactive entertainment, Internet applications (apps), and video gaming, including the negotiation of various licenses and agreements with content providers, and advising clients with respect to various Cyberlaw issues including DMCA safe harbors, ISP safe harbors from publisher liability, domain name registration, Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, and resolution of ownership issues, online contracting and licensing issues, privacy issues, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and the Children’s Online Protection Act.
Representing and advising clients on various aspects of the laws affecting media and mass communication, including advice with respect to defamation, rights of publicity, privacy rights, commercial speech regulation and related FCC and FDA rules, and other First Amendment issues, such as those relating to content-based regulation, broadcast, cable and satellite regulation, ratings of film content, political programming, and obscenity.
Including the negotiation of arena naming rights agreement with a professional hockey team and sponsorship agreements with various car racing and monster truck teams.
Representing both authors and publishers negotiating publishing agreements for both traditional print and online content, assisting in clearance and defamation reviews, and licensing of literary works for use in other formats or media.