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Who We Serve
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Music, Television, & Film Artists
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Music, Television, & Film Artists
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If you ask anyone who has achieved any level of success in the entertainment industry how they did it, they would most likely say they carefully selected a team of advisors who understood their goals and strategically helped them to achieve those goals.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns”][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no”][vc_column_text]Whether you are a music artist with big dreams of hitting the Billboard top 20, an independent filmmaker taking your dream project to the big screen, or an author hoping to make it onto the New York Times Best Sellers List, you must have a strong business strategy to reach your desired level of success. Understanding what intellectual property is and how you can leverage it to reach your goals is what separates the dreamers from the doers.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]A huge part of your strategy includes having a legal advisor to help you manage your brand, protect your intellectual property, and leverage your creative work to make sure you not only become successful, but you stay successful[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]Having a competent attorney on your team to negotiate on your behalf is not negotiable. Not understanding the value of your intellectual property can be very costly and ultimately prevent you from achieving the success you really want.[/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”20px 20px 20px 20px”][vc_single_image image=”727″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”740″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
At Locked & Lawyered , we counsel our clients to first view themselves and their creative work as a brand. Our goal is to empower you and to help you understand the legal and business principles that can be used to leverage your brand and creative talents to build a long-lasting career in the entertainment industry
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- Copyrights
- Trademarks
- Book Publishing
- Contract drafting, review and negotiation
- Music Publishing
- Music Licensing
- Publicity and Privacy Rights
- New Media
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Musicians & Performing Artists
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At Locked & Lawyered , we help our music clients build and protect a brand positioned for long-term success. We understand you want to create music that your fans crave, but there is so much more to the music game than just creating music.
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Our goal is to help you leverage business and legal principles you need to legally build and protect your brand.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]Here?s just a sample of the work we do on behalf of our music clients:
- Provide counsel on how to structure your music business.
- Explain the difference between copyrights and trademarks and help you decide which you need to file to protect your brand.
- Negotiate artist management agreements.
- Explain what copyrights work and how you file them.
- Draft producer agreements, work-for-hire agreements, licensing agreements, merchandising agreements, distribution agreements, collaboration agreements, and more.
- Review contracts that you have been presented with and explain your options before you sign.
- Provide counsel on ways to exploit creative work and enjoy multiple revenue streams.
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Film & Television
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At Locked & Lawyered , we counsel clients on all aspects of building a career in the entertainment industry. Our goal is to help you first identify your rights, then help you develop a strategy to not only protect but also exploit your rights. We focus on brand development, copyright/trademark protection, and negotiating contracts on behalf of clients in the music, television and film industries.
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We help film and television industry clients with business entity formation, joint venture arrangements, guild compliance issues, rights clearance, errors and omissions insurance, and the negotiation of talent, distribution, and other contracts.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]We can prepare or review all the contracts required for your production, including option agreements, co-production agreements, financing agreements, talent agreements, and distribution agreements.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]If you?re not quite sure where to start or what you need help with, you should schedule a free case evaluation by clicking here.[/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1600199475147{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Contract Templates You Might Find Helpful
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- Talent Agreement
- Distribution Agreement?
- Location Use and Recording Agreement?
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