Entertainment, Media, Art & Licensing Legal Services
Servicing clients in the film, television, music, publishing, art, sports, influencer, advertising, and media industries.
We uniquely understand industry standard practices as well as the unwritten rules that make or break deals.
Our firm drafts and negotiates complex production, creative collaboration, and option-development deals.
We help clients to protect and monetize their creative work across all platforms and mediums.
Benefit from the 26+ years of legal experience that Sirota Law Firm brings to every deal.
Producer, Writer, and Talent Representation
Plain English Contracts
Entertainment Industry Calibrated Deal Terms
Representative Entertainment Matters:
• Draft and negotiate film and TV project option & development agreements, physical production services agreements (above / below the line), talent contracts, festival, catalog, and distribution deals. • Negotiate talent, influencer, sports, music, and modeling, spokesperson, sponsorship, and endorsement agreements with brand owners and agencies that cover usage rights, exclusivity, royalties, moral clauses, and FTC
disclosures. • Prepare business management deals, agent agreements, and entertainment / media industry contracts for talent,
musicians, athletes, models, and public speakers, including music recording deals and live appearance / performance agreements. • Advise and assist clients with pre-publication / IP rights clearance reviews for film, TV, video games, apps, NFTs, and publishing deals. • Secure artwork/photography licenses, appearance & location releases, and copyright / trademark permission-to-use agreements. • Structure end-to-end legal documentation of the chain of title of all ownership / usage rights and releases for entertainment, new media projects, and artwork (sale, museum and event exhibition, public installation, advertising, and merchandising).
Entertainment Production
• Option & development and shopping deals • Producer, director, and talent agreements
• Physical production service agreements
• Work-for-Hire contracts distribution deals
Content & IP Licensing
• Brand, copyright & trademark usage deals
• Master use & sync rights music contracts
• Streaming rights, territory, term, media
• Photo and artwork licensing
Financing & Investors
• Film and TV project financing deals
• Debt & equity financing
• Stock/Unit purchase agreements
• Investor rights & due diligence reviews
Ancillary Rights
• Merchandising, co-promotions, co-branding • Platform and channel deals • Guild/union (SAG-AFTRA/WGA) issues • Approvals and retaining ownership rights
Talent and Influencer Deals
• Sponsor and brand ambassadorships
• UGC production and usage rights
• Exclusivity, compensation, morals clauses
• Platform FTC disclosure compliance
Public Speakers, Personal Appearances, and Live Events
• Speaking engagements and riders
• Speaker bureaus keynote/workshop SOWs • Recording and streaming rights • Compensation, cancellation, force majeure
FAQs
Do you Represent talent, producers, and brands?
Yes. We routinely represent creators, influencers, public speakers, production companies, talent, models, musicians, and brands to help them better understand and close balanced deals faster.
Can you help with film / TV / Music option deals or shopping agreements?
Absolutely. We handle option/shopping arrangements as well as producer / studio development, production and distribution deals on a regular basis.
Do you draft social media usage and disclosure terms?
Yes. We tailor platform-specific usage, exclusivity, indemnification protections, audit, and disclosure language to align with FTC and platform policies.
Can you clear music, artwork, and trademarks for use?
We work alongside your clearance team to identify the rights
required (e.g., sync & master for music, artwork/photography,
trademarks, and appearance/location releases), assess risks, and advise on how to clear them. We are not a clearance
service and do not obtain licenses ourselves on your behalf.
We take great pride in assisting clients with their legal matters and guiding them to success for more than 26 years.