ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER
Our highly experienced entertainment industry lawyers work to advise on, represent, and protect the interests of creatives, their companies, and their creative projects.
In practice, entertainment law is a mix of commercial, contract, and intellectual property law. We can advocate on your behalf in negotiations with sponsors and employers and talent. We can advise you on the protection or assertion of your intellectual property rights; draft and negotiate contracts on your behalf; work with preferred partners to represent clients in respect of copyright infringements and invasions of privacy; act as a liaison between the entertainer, and other industry professionals, such as your agents; and much more. We represent film production companies to help them understand regulatory compliance in filming and
production locations across Australia.
As a leading entertainment lawyer firm in Australia, we will provide innovative solutions and approaches which accurately represent your values. Read more about our legal services below.
Entertainment Law
● If you need to navigate the complex laws involved with the
entertainment industry, as a leading entertainment law firm in
Australia, we will provide top-tier service without high cost prices
● We advise clients on copyright, trademark law, and regulatory
frameworks including performing within COVID regulations
● Assist the financing, production, and distribution within the entertainment industry
● Provide an entertainment contract lawyer to draft and negotiate contracts which protect the rights of entertainers, copyright products, producers, and consumers
● Negotiation and advocate on your behalf with agents, managers, employers and other professionals
● Our entertainment lawyers in Brisbane and beyond also advise
on copyright protection and licensing agreements
Social Media Lawyer
● Our social media lawyers can assist and advise you in respect
of defamation cases
● Advise you on how to respond to negative online reviews
● Help you protect your online reputation through the law
● Advise you on privacy concerns and operating under the Privacy Act and management of Personal Information and
Sensitive Information
● Draft social media guidelines and social media policies for employee use of social media
● Ensure Privacy Act compliance
● We can also provide an influencer lawyer to advise you on the risks and liabilities associated with having an online presence, being an affiliate and/or brand ambassador and to provide strategies to minimise risks
● A lawyer for social media influencers can also work with
you to resolve legal problems that may arise from use of social media
Music Lawyer
● Our music entertainment lawyers can represent companies such as record labels, concert promoters, music publishers and music production companies
● Our lawyers have expertise in contract negotiation, royalty
payments, copyright infringement, dispute resolution, and licensing. We represent and advocate for high performing
individuals such as recording artists, producers, musicians,
songwriters and band members artists, producers, musicians,
songwriters and band members
● We will match you with the right music industry lawyer to
ensure you receive fair compensation for any music recordings, production, and live performances you participate in
● We also provide music lawyers to advise and guide on copyright law and trade mark law
● Our deep strategic music industry law knowledge also ensures we can help artists protect their rights and interests
● As one of the leading music law firms in Australia, you can
trust us to protect your brand and interests
Film Lawyer
● Our premium film industry lawyers have the expertise to navigate the complex web of regulations that govern creative
industries
● Gibson MacNeill’s film entertainment lawyer regularly advise clients on talent agreements, licensing agreements, financing
agreements, non disclosure agreements, and distribution
deals
● As one of the leading film and tv law firms, we advise on local
filming requirements surrounding wages for talent and crew, film
production, distribution, and exhibition
● If you require connection to a lawyer for celebrities, we’ll help
match you to our top-tiered legal talent to assist with talent
agreements, sponsorship deals, employment agreements and
labour laws
● We represent movie studios to handle regulatory compliance
matters and advise on issues such as fair use and licensing
● A Gibson MacNeill media entertainment lawyer can also
help you ensure a film project is entertainment lawyer can also
help you ensure a film project is completed on time, within
budget, and without legal problems