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Entertainment

Sylva Law structures, drafts, and negotiates agreements for the creation, licensing, and distribution of copyrighted works across territories, media, and platforms. Projects range from digital and physical record releases, song writing and studio collaborations, videos (documentary, music), and visual art, as well as the procuring or licensing the services and technologies that power global productions.

Music

Sylva Law represents artists, musicians, and their recording, publishing, and touring companies. Projects range from record releases, music publishing and administration, song writing, guest and featured artists, videos, and tours.

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  • Album related agreements: 

    • Featured artist agreements

    • Work for hire agreements

    • Side musician agreements

    • Producer agreements

    • Remix agreements

    • Commissioned artwork agreements

 

  • Recording and distribution agreements

 

  • Publishing agreements:

    • Song split agreements

    • Publishing administration agreements

    • Sub publishing agreements

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  • Video production agreements

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  • Licenses:

    • Synchronization and master use agreements for advertising, motion pictures, television, games

    • Catalog licenses

    • Sample licenses

    • OEM bundling agreements (music and audiovisual materials on devices)​​

 

  • Live performance agreements:

    • Media rights agreements

    • Sponsorship and endorsement agreements

    • Touring agreements (e.g., accommodation, security, crew, coach, carrier, equipment agreements)

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  • Band agreements

    • Partnership agreements

    • LLC formation and operating agreements

    • Separation and resume rights agreements​​​​

Rights of Publicity

Rights of publicity may be one of the most valuable assets a musician, influencer, actor, or artist (or their heirs) possess. These personal rights may be licensed for use in merchandise, games, marketing campaigns, sponsorships, and endorsements.​

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  • Merchandise agreements (touring etc.)​

  • Sponsorships​

  • Games​

  • Endorsements and testimonials​​

  • Marketing campaigns

Visual Arts

It is important for artists to understand what rights to their works may be transferred in different transactions, as well as rights that are unique and available to visual artists. We can help.​

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  • Immersive art experiences and games

  • Licensing

  • Publishing agreements (e.g., visual art images into books, posters, note cards, tarot cards)

  • Commissioned work agreements

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