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Entertainment Lawyers

Kuits entertainment and media lawyers provide a wide range of high quality legal advice in the specialist field of entertainment and media law.

We advise and act for a diverse range of clients across the film, television, music, sport and entertainment industries. We provide commercial advice and guidance based on your individual needs.

Clients we advise and the scope of advice they receive includes:

Artists, Bands, Record Labels and Music Publishing Companies Advising on recording contracts, sponsorship, merchandising deals, session agreements, band and shareholder agreements, sampling issues and licensing in and out, synchronisation licences, copyright infringement, record distribution agreement, video, DVD agreements and use of music in mobile phones and online, publishing agreements, single-song assignments.

Managers and Agents Advising on management contracts, finders agreements, booking agents agreements, split territory deals, co-management arrangements, loan-out company formation, agency contracts and agency employment arrangements.

Producers, Mixers, ReMixers Advising on production agreements, producer, mixer & remixer agreements, studio deals and session agreements.

Record Label Start-ups This package includes everything you need to start your own record label, including company formation, tax ID, artist engagement agreements, record agreements, distribution agreements and more depending on your needs.

Band Incorporation or Partnership Package This package includes a company formation plus band agreement, publishing and songwriter agreements, production agreements, session player agreements, trademark registration, tax ID, and, if desired, manager and booking agent agreements and apply for nonprofit status.

Live Entertainment Advising on promoters, venue agreements, live performance agreements sports grounds for concerts and event management agreements.

The Theatre (advising Playwrights, Actors and Theatre Directors) Including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance orientated legal issues.

Exhibition Entertainment Including museum, amusement park, trade show, wax museum, fair, themed retail and busking.

Film: Film Studios & Movie Theatres / Cinemas Covering option agreements, finance, chain of titles issues, talent agreements (scriptwriters, film directors, actors, composers, set designers), production and post production, motion picture industry negotiations, distribution and general intellectual property issues relating to copyright and trademarks, protection and infringement.

Broadcasting Television & Radio, including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses, actors’ agreements for programme, reality TV agreements, independent production company agreements.

New Media- Electronic Entertainment Including software licensing issues, video game development and production, computer games, video games, SMS content and websites.

Publishing and Print Media Issues Including advertising, models, author agreements and other copyright related issues and privacy issues.

Visual Arts & Design Including fine arts, issues of consignment of artworks to art dealers, moral rights of sculptors regarding works in public places and industrial design, issues related to the protection of graphic design elements in products.

For expert advice regarding entertainment and media law contact:
Rudi Kidd, Consultant
T: 0161 832 3434

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