Experienced, Quality Legal Representation in Entertainment Law
The attorneys at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C. are uniquely situated to provide you with experienced representation for your entertainment law issues. Entertainment law consists of legal issues affecting television, films, recordings, live performances, and other aspects of the entertainment industry. The attorneys at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal can help you with all of these needs.
Perhaps your company wants to create a commercial using a well-known actor, singer, song, or image to enhance the promotion. Or maybe you work for an advertising agency or PR firm tasked with creating such a spot for TV, radio, Internet, or other media.
You recorded your first CD and are building quite a following. Now you would like to shop it around to record companies. You are finally getting roles in local plays or movies and are seeking broader exposure. Maybe you just wrote a screenplay, and a few producers are showing interest. These are all perfect examples of times when you might need an attorney with a special knowledge of the entertainment business.
How Can We Help You
In addition to assisting with copyright and trademark issues, here are just some of the areas where we can provide assistance:
- Film: option agreements, chain of title issues, talent agreements (screenwriters, film directors, actors, composers, production designers), production and distribution issues;
- Music: drafting talent agreements (musicians, composers), producer agreements, and synchronization rights;
- Television and Radio: broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses, program syndication, and talent agreements;
- Theatre: including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance oriented legal issues;
- Publishing and Print: licenses, consents, releases and permissions, collaboration and publishing agreements;
- Art: consignment and gallery contracts, model and location releases, purchase agreements and bills of sale, copyright applications, licenses and assignments, certificates of authenticity;
- Advertising: agency and production agreements, sponsorship contracts, advertisement copy review, and Federal Trade Commission compliance;
- Business Affairs: incorporation, non-profits (501(c)(3) status), limited liability companies, partnerships, private placement memoranda and subscription agreements, asset purchase agreements, confidentiality, non-competition, and idea submission agreements, estate planning for the entertainment professional;
- Internet: domain name dispute resolution, content review, and web site disclaimers;
- Litigation: breach of contract, libel and slander, entertainment-related personal injury, copyright and trademark infringement.
Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal provides counsel to actors, writers, recording artists, songwriters, production companies, managers, publishers, advertising agencies and PR firms, corporate marketing departments, internet and e-commerce businesses, television and radio stations, and other broadcast media. We can assist our clients in negotiating contracts for a record deal or for appearing in a movie, will ensure that our songwriting clients obtain the appropriate royalties for songs they have written, and will, if necessary, go to court to litigate many issues involving the entertainment industry, including disputes over ideas for movies or songs. We also can deal with questions of employment law, labor law, bankruptcy law, immigration, securities law, and the so-called "Right of Publicity." Our vast experience in transactional work allows us to assist you by negotiating and drafting contracts. We can also represent you in mediations and arbitrations when an out-of-court settlement is called for.
Call Our Clayton or St. Charles Law Offices, Toll-Free
Contact Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C. at 314-480-3479 or 888-766-9714. If an evening or weekend appointment is necessary, we will adjust our schedules to fit yours.
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