KEYWORD:

Entertainment and New Media

Our Entertainment/New Media Team is dedicated to meeting the ever-changing needs and problems faced by all players in the entertainment industry. Our representation includes:

Music Industry Professionals: recording artists; songwriters; producers; publishers and administrators; production companies; record labels and distributors; marketers; promoters; banks; business managers and personal managers; talent agencies; and executives at all levels;

Book Industry Professionals: authors; graphic artists and illustrators; and publishers;

Audiovisual Industry Professionals: talent; producers; directors; videographers; screenwriters; and infomercial companies;

IP Rights Holders: trademark and domain name owners; patent owners and inventors; estates; public figures and celebrities; creators and their family members; and copyright owners; and

New Media and Technology Industry Players: digital service providers, wireless providers; software developers; webcasters; and hosting companies.

Widely recognized as a leader in the intellectual property arena, we serve as advocates for our clients from protecting intellectual properties exposed on the Internet and wireless communications to addressing their valuation for banks, estates and sales, as well as the accompanying due diligence. We also advocate for our clients on legislative matters and copyright compliance.

Our services include:

• contract preparation and negotiation;
• licensing, protection and enforcement, domestic and internationally, of intellectual properties;
• purchase and sale of intellectual property assets;
• valuation of intellectual property assets, and
• business and strategic advice.

CONTACT ATTORNEY

Linda Edell Howard
(615) 341-0068
linda.edellhoward@arlaw.com