 Media & Entertainment
Entertainment law or media law is a mix of more traditional
categories of law towards providing legal services to the
entertainment industry. The principal areas of Entertainment Law
usually overlap with the well-known and conventional field of
intellectual property law, however, generally speaking the practice of
entertainment law often involves issues relating to employment law,
labor law, securities law, agency & contract, intellectual property
(especially trademarks, copyright), International law (especially
Private international law), and insurance law. Much of the work of an
entertainment/ media law practice is for drafting contracts, negotiation
and mediation. Some situations may lead to litigation or arbitration
particularly in cases of infringement of Intellectual Property Rights
(IPRs).
Entertainment law is generally sub-divided into the following areas:
• FILM: covering option agreements, finance, chain of title issues, agreements
with screenwriters, film directors, actors, composers, production designers
etc., production and post production issues, trade union issues, distribution
issues, and general intellectual property issues especially relating to
copyright and, licensing thereof;
• MUSIC: talent agreements (musicians,
composers), producer agreements, general intellectual property issues,
especially relating to copyright;
• TELEVISION and RADIO including broadcast
licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses, and general intellectual
property issues, especially relating to copyright;
• THEATRE: including rental
agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance oriented legal
issues;
• MULTIMEDIA: including software licensing issues, development and
production, Information technology law, and general intellectual property
issues;
• PUBLISHING and print media issues, including advertising, models,
author agreements and general intellectual property issues, especially relating
to copyright;
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