Business Agreements
Whether our client’s work involves film, music, television, writing, photography, computer-generated images or animation, fine art, sculpture, movement, or any other of the vast array of artistic expression, issues frequently arise concerning ownership of material, protection of material and the relationship among those producing or related to the work. Our lawyers are skilled in all aspects of intellectual property protection as well as in working with our clients to assist with and formalize the arrangements between or among those involved in producing the work. We counsel with respect to ownership and licensing issues, on behalf of individual artists to arts institutions. We assist regarding questions of authorship and joint-authorship and the manner of formalizing arrangements to avoid problems down the road. Our corporate and employment lawyers are also experienced in structuring arrangements of many types, ranging from work-for-hire agreements, joint-authorship agreements, licenses, term-of use or concurrent use agreements, to forming partnerships, joint ventures, and other types of arrangements suited to the environment, relationships and work in question.
Entertainment Law and the Arts
Arts Organizations and Centers
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