Whether you are an established digital media organisation or an author with your first publishing contract, we can provide practical and commercial advice.  We help companies - technology, media and online businesses, publishers online and traditional, distributors, arts bodies, charities and funders; and individuals - artists, creators, authors, designers.

We advise at all stages from initial idea through to publication, exploitation and onwards, with our specialised expertise and with our colleagues in our commercial and corporate finance teams.

Our services include:

  • Publishing, recording and related contracts
  • Intellectual property assets protection and exploitation - copyright and other commercial issues, branding, licensing, database rights, digital media
  • Branding, merchandising, sponsorship
  • Corporate media work, both national and cross-border: joint ventures and collaboration agreements, project financing, distribution
  • Internet and e-commerce
  • Data protection, privacy
  • Litigation, including defamation, infringement and management disputes

Recent advice includes:

  • Advice on age rating for video games
  • Film classification requirements
  • Electronic games development and licensing
  • Regulation of online TV-live services
  • Literary rights in a late author's estate, and related contractual and infringement work
  • Theatre ticketing systems contracts
  • Brand protection, strategy and advice
  • Website development, notices, rights and licences
  • Copyright infringement claims