Distribution Legal Services
Bringing your creative work to audiences requires solid legal agreements and a well-executed delivery strategy. WAM Entertainment Law provides comprehensive or à la carte transactional distribution legal services based on the needs of the client, including drafting, negotiation, and finalization of your distribution, acquisition, sales agent, and related agreements. We can also assist with legal delivery requirements, ensuring your content meets industry standards and contractual obligations.
Distribution & Acquisition Agreements
Review, drafting, negotiation, finalization, and legal guidance services on both in the advisement of producers and distributors of content:
- Film & Television Distribution and Acquisition Agreements (domestic & foreign).
- Negative Pick-Up Agreements.
- Film/Content Licensing Agreements.
- First-Look Agreements & Overall Deals with Studios, Streamers, and Networks.
- Content and IP Library Acquisitions.
- Output and Slate Agreements.
- Television Licensing Agreement.
- FAST Channel and Traditional Linear Broadcast or Cable Channel Agreements.
- Pilot and Renewal Agreements for Episodic Series.
- Syndication Agreements and Renewals.
- Delivery Schedule(s).
Representation & Agency Agreements
Review, drafting, negotiation, finalization, and legal guidance services on:
- Sales Agency Agreements.
- Talent Manager Agreements.
- Talent Agent Agreements.
- Agency/Manager Packaging Deals.
Delivery
Ensuring a smooth legal delivery process can be complex, but WAM Entertainment Law can help simplify it by providing:
- Assistance in securing Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance policy, including review of E&O application.
- Review of legal files and production paperwork and advisement of status of documentation and needs for legal delivery to applicable distributor/sales agent.
- Assistance of obtaining UCC reports.
- Review main titles, end crawl, and billing block for contractual and legal compliance.
- Preparation of a consolidated statement outlining credit, paid advertisement, name/likeness, cutting/editing, and subtitling/dubbing restrictions based on agreements prepared by the firm (as well as documents provided by producer to the firm).
- Review and assistance in obtaining union approvals and waivers for credit finalization and delivery.
- Assistance and negotiation of lab access agreements, certificates of origin, copyright mortgage & security agreements, safe harbor compliance certification letter, and other related miscellaneous legal deliverables required by your distributor.
- Preparation and submission of one (1) comprehensive legal file to your distributor or sales agent for delivery.
If you’re in need of Film/Episode Clearance Report, Chain-of-Title Opinion Letters, Title and/or Copyright Reports, Fair Use and Related Opinion Letters, you can read more about our fair use and opinion letter services HERE.
Don’t see what you are looking for? Read more about our other legal services on our services page, or connect with us to schedule your initial consultation and see if WAM Entertainment Law can assist you on your specific legal needs.
NOTE: Distribution legal services at WAM Entertainment Law do NOT include securities filings, taxation, or litigation of any kind.