Entertainment Law
The term "Entertainment Law" refers to a wide range of legal practice areas impacting artists of many disciplines and genres. Some of those legal areas, such as Employment Law, Contracts and Intellectual Property, exist in other spheres. Nevertheless, they bear special application, with complex nuances, in the fields of entertainment - which include music, film, television, radio, internet and digital media.
Industry knowledge and current legal expertise are especially important in entertainment law. In the new millennium, traditional fields of entertainment increasingly intersect and interrelate in an ever more complex framework of new media. For example, production companies address the decrease in album sales due to free internet-based distribution of music by requiring artists to enter "360 Agreements", that recoup the costs of production from a variety of artist activities. Whether negotiating a promotion, management, recording, production, financing, licensing, live performance or internet content agreement - each agreement requires a global understanding of modern entertainment law issues.
Conversely, the modern entertainment industry is more adept at maximizing brand potential and cross-over promotion than ever before. Distribution networks are becoming more technologically advanced and wider-ranging, with lower barriers to entry, on a daily basis. It is an exciting time to be an artist.
Beckman, Burns & Nguyen seek to practice Entertainment Law to the highest standards, for the best possible advantage for our creative clients. For more information concerning how the firm can help, contact us at info@bbnlaw.com, or explore the additional informational links below.