Content Legal

Our attorneys have decades of experience and have provided content vetting for hundreds of projects.

We provide content vetting for all types of media or content, including:

• Series (scripted & unscripted)
• Film (scripted & unscripted)
• Digital content
• Podcasts
• Marketing
• Branded and commercial content
• News and reporting
• Documentaries
• Consumer products

Unlike most firms, our attorneys have had years of real-world content vetting for hundreds of shows, going beyond typical IP legal guidance.  

We will help guide you through the standard content issues of:

• Copyright
• Trademark
• Defamation
• Privacy and
• Right of Publicity

However, we can also help productions identify and mitigate the unique problems that occur above, and many other wide-ranging issues relevant to modern productions:

• AI-related issues
• Fair use and parody advice for both elements and as a holistic production strategy
• Issues with cable casts and release process, including for sensitive locations and age groups
• Private and sensitive information in unscripted filming
• Game compliance issues
• Drug references and federal/state conflicting laws
• Copyrighted music soundalikes and visual lookalikes
• Hidden camera and wiretap issues
• Social media, live event, and live-stream best practices
• and more…

We know that productions are difficult enough without legal risk guidance adding challenges. 

While we can’t change the law, we pride ourselves on creative problem-solving to limit impact with your creative vision and business needs.

We have regularly advised on news series that require practical, time-sensitive and creative-sensitive legal advice on media law issues, including:

• First Amendment
• Defamation
• Right of publicity
• Privacy

Our experience includes daily news shows, news commentary and parody shows, live broadcasts, and news-heavy documentaries for national and international release, such as true crime and docudrama inspired by real events.

We have regularly partnered with productions on fair-use heavy projects, including:

• Critical documentaries
• News pieces and commentary
• Fair use in mixed editorial and commercial contexts
• Music and other biopics involving artwork

Our work includes fair use opinion letters for E&O insurance.