Practice areas
The entertainment industry includes such areas as music, film, television, radio and internet, photography and publishing. Entertainment law covers a wide area of law, including intellectual property, contract, data protection, confidentiality etc. Foundry Chambers provides advice and assistance in all these areas. We hold free seminars for young aspiring entertainers and sports men and women. To find out more, click here for the forthcoming seminars.
Intellectual property
We will advise you on the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights and other related areas including the following:
- Trade marks – especially branding, name registration etc
- Passing Off
- Copyright - in music, literary works, films and videos, recordings and broadcasts
- Copyright and commissioned work – assignment of copyright, shared copyright
- Infringement of copyright
- Design right and registered designs
- Database right
- Confidential information
- Data Protection
- Publishing
- Litigation and representation at tribunals
Music
The music business is a very wide area and ranges from recording agreements to staging live events or internet broadcast. We will advise you on any area including any of the following areas:
- Setting up a label on your own or in partnership with others
- Signing new acts to your label
- Recording and publishing agreements
- Contracts for live events and tours
- Contracts management
- Partnership agreements
- Copyright
- Sampling – your rights and obligations
- Assignment of rights
- Internet and online licensing and terms of agreement
- Contractual disputes
Sports law
This is an important area of entertainment law, and we are able to advise and assist in the following areas:
- player contracts
- Transfers
- Agency agreements
- Sponsorship and merchandising agreements