Services

BC Media Law provides pre-publication legal review services across print and digital book, magazine, journals, and educational publishing as well as ancillary audio, video and multimedia content, including:

• Advice on access and other news gathering issues.

• Content review to address legal risks such as potential defamation, privacy, breach of contract, and copyright issues.

From day-to-day transactions to more complex deals, BC Media Law reviews and advises on matters relating to existing contracts, negotiates and drafts contracts, and provides negotiating strategy and deal structure guidance on a variety of agreements, including:

• Author contracts

• Print and online distribution contracts

• Journals publishing contracts

• Licensing contracts (audiobook; movie, TV and theater options; serial rights; etc.)

• Permissions

• Literary agency/author contracts

• Co-publishing contracts

• Sponsorship contracts

Defense:

Whether a potential legal threat arises in the course of pre-publication legal review, in connection with a transaction, or otherwise, BC Media Law counsels clients and participates in litigation avoidance and dispute resolution activities as well as subpoena and discovery matters, working closely with a specialist litigator as needed.   

Offense:

When a client believes that their rights have been violated, the firm strategically advises on the merits and risks of asserting a legal claim and guides on pre-litigation activities.

To address client’s queries and also as such matters may arise in the course of transactions or are surfaced during pre-publication legal review, BC Media Law advises clients on:

• data-use issues

• endorsement and trademark issues

• fair use and other copyright law issues