For more than 25 years, Baker Donelson's copyright, media and entertainment attorneys have represented individuals and companies nationwide in many of the most innovative and creative industries. Clients include television and film producers, recording artists, songwriters, music publishers, producers and record companies, talent managers and agents, authors and publishers, radio and television broadcasters, video game developers, advertising agencies, digital and mobile advertisers, social media platforms, software developers, producers of virtual reality products, interactive media products and services for mobile devices.
Our attorneys include former entertainment industry professionals and artists who combine industry experience with specialized legal expertise to provide comprehensive services to talent, media and entertainment companies from idea development to finished product. This includes deal structuring, clearance, acquisition and protection of intellectual property rights, negotiations with investors, talent representatives, content providers, producers, distributors and strategic partners. Our experience is valuable to our "non-entertainment" clients as well, especially in transactions involving the entertainment and media fields, such as content clearance and licensing, digital and social media marketing, celebrity endorsements and special events.
Baker Donelson's copyright team brings significant experience in sophisticated copyright matters to counseling clients in global rights clearance, acquisition, protection and licensing, enabling them to anticipate and effectively handle the subtle but crucial complexities in copyright, such as chain-of-title, split rights, joint works, public domain, fair use, moral rights and cross-border implications of differences in national copyright laws. We help our clients acquire, register, maintain, protect, license and enforce copyrights across a diverse range of subject matter and media including books, music, computer software, audiovisual works, digital content and interactive media such as video games, serious games and virtual reality products.
For many businesses, copyrights are core business assets. In an evolving digital marketplace, emerging technologies and changes in national copyright laws create new opportunities to exploit such assets globally, but also present new infringement risks. Baker Donelson's copyright attorneys help navigate this evolving legal landscape to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks.
The Copyright, Media and Entertainment Group is part of Baker Donelson's larger Intellectual Property Group, which provides core intellectual property services such as patent, trademark and litigation support to our clients in the information technology, motion picture, television, music, publishing, advertising, design and other creative industries.