Entertainment & Media Law
Cosmic Law Firm’s entertainment and media law practice covers both transactional and litigation matters for clients, including:
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Defamation and Right of Privacy Litigation
• Financing, Profit Participation and Accounting-Related Litigation
• Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) Arbitrations
• California Labor Commission Proceedings
• Contracts and Negotiations
• Intellectual Property Licensing and Consulting
• Film and Television Production
• Film Financing
• Talent Representation
• Music
• Theatre
• Video Games and New Media
Transactional Entertainment Law Practice
Cosmic Law Firm’s entertainment law practice is extensive and refined, catering to both talent and institutional clients across the film, television, and music industries. Our entertainment lawyers assist writers, rights holders, producers, directors, actors, composers, and musicians in negotiating and structuring their agreements with studios, record labels, publishers, and production companies. We also handle legal matters for producers and production companies related to rights acquisition, production, distribution, and rights management.
Additionally, our team excels in arranging motion picture financing through negative pick-ups, equity, debt financing, or a combination of these methods. We bring extensive experience to representing musicians, authors, talent agencies, and key players in musical stage transactions, including rights holders, financiers, and producers.
Moreover, we provide expert guidance on securing intellectual property rights—such as copyright and trademark registrations—managing intellectual property portfolios, licensing, and handling chain-of-title issues, clearance opinions, acquisitions, and copyright termination and reversion matters.
Entertainment Law Litigation Practice
Prominent and globally recognized movie studios, photography agencies, production and publishing companies, as well as artists, musicians, writers, journalists, and media organizations, consistently turn to us for assistance with complex litigation that intersects art, entertainment, journalism, and business. Our expertise includes representing clients in cases of copyright and trademark infringement, licensing and contract disputes, and unfair competition and trade dress issues. We also handle disputes related to agent and manager relationships, financing, profit participation, and accounting. Additionally, we have successfully managed defamation and privacy invasion cases, right of publicity claims, and First Amendment litigation concerning freedom of speech and the press.
