ENTERTAINMENT LAW

We are happy to help clients understand, appreciate and manage the complexities of developing, producing, and exploiting their creative works as well as protecting their intellectual property rights. We can assist clients through the various stages of development and commercialization of artistic, choreographic, cinematographic, dramatic, literary, or musical works as well as content creation.

Advising on all matters pertaining to the development, production and exploitation of films, and other audio-visual productions, including:

• Incorporation and corporate structuring
• Option and Purchase Agreements
• Financing and Interim Financing Agreements
• Music licensing
• Broadcast Licences and Distribution Agreements
• Obscenity and defamation matter and other limitations to freedom of expression on behalf of social media and internet providers
• Clearance, registration and enforcement of intellectual property rights
• Copyright, and moral rights, trademarks, industrial designs and patents
• Valuation of intellectual property rights
• Anti-bootlegging and anti-piracy strategies
• Merchandise license agreements
• Policy submissions to the federal government

Social Media Law

Representation of both influencers and brands in connection with the negotiation and drafting of influencer service agreements for various social media platforms. We also provide general legal advice to protect and/or enforce intellectual property rights ownership, some of which include:

• Copyright, trademarks and moral rights
• Co-authorship
• Rights acquisition
• Rights management
• Licensing and incorporation of third party works.