MOTION PICTURE FILM PRODUCTION
The Nissenbaum Law Group has significant experience handling the legal aspects of major motion picture film production.
[Please note that the Nissenbaum Law Group does not serve as an entertainment agency, nor does it shop its clients for production or distribution deals.]
The need for complex entertainment law representation is nationwide. In that regard, the Nissenbaum Law Group has offices in the northeast (New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey) and the south (Texas). This provides an important toehold for film studios, producers, directors, performers, distributors, financers, publicists and cinematographers and soundtrack production companies (a) that are not solely based on the west coast and/or (b) that want to be involved in productions that utilize locations and/or talent in other parts of the United States.
The firm has extensive experience in the legal aspects of major motion picture production negotiation and drafting. This includes the nuances of monetizing the income streams available from intellectual property in the context of entertainment vehicles that are both digital and also those that involve theatrical distribution.
Some of the key legal matters that have arisen in the firm’s major motion picture practice include aspects of the following:
- International film distribution rights
- Derivative ancillary rights
- Location-based rights
- Merchandising rights
- Synchronization rights involving music to video
- Special Purpose Vehicles
- Film option agreements
- Chain of Title agreements that are integral to monetizing bundled rights
- Screenplay Purchase Agreements
- Financing and security agreements
- Clearance review to avoid potential intellectual property infringement
Indeed, representing clients with regard to the items on the above list raises some common questions and concerns. They include (a) how to register copyrights and trademarks for entertainment-related intellectual property, (b) how to negotiate both a front-end and back-end deal for the monetization of the film, television or musical production and (c) how to structure the contractual enforcement rights to maintain confidentiality of the dispute so as not to tarnish the brand.
The Nissenbaum Law Group welcomes inquiries from clients involved in any aspect of major motion picture production, including film studios, producers, directors, performers, talent agents, distributors, financers, publicists, cinematographers, soundtrack composers and engineers. The firm not only practices entertainment law from its offices in New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dallas, Texas; and Union, New Jersey, but also handles matters in other states in accordance with the local multi-jurisdictional rules.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq.
- Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
- Profiled in: Gary D. Nissenbaum: Ace Gaming Attorney, by David Radd, Gamesauce, September 10, 2016
- The Increasing Pace of Digital Change: Why Does Our Culture Always Seem so Blindsided?, Huffington Post, August 4, 2016
- The Intriguing Legal Ramifications of Pokémon GO, BrettTerpstra.com, July 25, 2016
- Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
- Receiving Classified Information: Government Secrecy and the Litigation Process(Co-author), NJ Lawyer Magazine, October 2009
- Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
- 3/1/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Systematic, “The Psychodynamics of Lawyering with Gary Nissenbaum”
- 1/22/18 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Game Dev Unchained, “The Indie Legal Guide With Gary Nissenbaum”
- 11/21/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Gamesindustry.biz Podcasts, “Licensing Your Intellectual Property”
- 11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 1)”
- 11/3/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Developer Tea Podcast, “The Future (and Past) of Legal for Developers w/Gary Nissenbaum (part 2)”
- 10/19/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Complete Developer Podcast, “Developers and the Law”
- 10/13/17 Interview of Mr. Nissenbaum, Hansel Minutes Podcast, “Latest Developments in App and Website Law Regarding Clickable Terms and Conditions”
Laura J. Magedoff, Esq.
- Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
- Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying Case (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
- New York County Lawyer’s Association, EMIPS Committee Comments to New York State Bar Association Report of the Privacy Task Force, Contributing Author, March 2009
- Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
- Panelist, Intellectual Property Protection & Enforcement, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017
- Panelist, Empower – I Create Nothing. I Own it: A Panel about Establishing and Protecting your Intellectual Property as a Business Asset, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 2010
- Moderator, Engage – The most Powerful Commodity I know is Information, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 2010
- Panelist, Casino Law 2010: Game On!, 2010 South CLEFest, Atlantic City, NJ, August 2010
- Presented Seminar, Protecting Your Online Image, Various 2009-Present
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