Copyright Law

Legal Advisor role of our law firm in Italy (Milan, Bologna, Rome) in the typical transaction is as follows:

• Consents, releases, licenses, and other authorizations or waivers of any kind necessary for the inclusion or reproduction of any Cinematographic person, character, location, thing, trade-mark, sound recording, musical composition or other work in a Film, Copyright Company setting up
  
  

• Cinematographic copyright infringements and liabilities
  

• Recordings of movies, books, operas protection
  

• Disputes involving Cinematographic publicity rights, trademarks
  

• Contractual disputes on behalf of musicians, writers, independent filmmakers, design professionals, Cinematographic producers and distributors
  

• Cinematographic Fiscal and accountancy litigation, on behalf of independent filmmakers, design professionals, producers and distributors
  

• Mediation and Expedited Arbitration in the media sectors
  

• Special model agreements appropriate for international film and media transactions (financing agreements, distribution agreements, broadcasting agreements, completion bond agreements, laboratory-access agreements, development agreements, music synchronization agreements, merchandising agreements, production and co-production agreements, joint-ventures, collecting societies, funding agreements, insurance agreements, artist and talent agreements, co-ownership agreement, new media agreements, sponsorship agreements, TV and other media formats)
  

• Representation in negotiations of Cinematographic investors, financiers, film funds, performance bond companies, film makers, directors, actors, performers, industry associations, producers, authors, screenwriters, insurers, sales agents, entertainment, distributors, publishing houses, broadcasters, exhibitors, trade federations, collecting societies, users of creative material.
  

  Collection of indirect profits from parallel and secondary markets (house video, television, electronic media, radio, etc.)