We can advise on and help with all relevant industry contracts. Examples are given below. We can also advise on copyright and related issues (including sampling and sample clearance, moral rights and trade mark advice), band, partnership and management issues and general music industry advice, including dealing with the various collection societies.

We act for Independent Record Labels and Publishers, Composers, Musicians, Producers, Studios and Mastering Suites, Artists, Bands and Managers.

EA are a recommended adviser on the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters’ (BACS) and the PRS’ legal referral panels. Anthony Hall sits on the BPI Rights Committee, which regularly meets to discuss current legal and business affairs issues affecting the UK recording industry (from both an Independent and Major label perspective).

Our consultants have also appeared on panels and Q&A advice sessions for BBC Radio 1, the Winter Music Conference (Miami), BACS and MusicTank.

Artists and Composers:

// Band Partnership and Shareholder Agreements
// Management and Representation Agreements (including Agency Agreements)
// Producer/Remixer Agreements
// Publishing and Songwriting Agreements
// Recording Agreements
// Session Musician Agreements
// Single-song and album licenses and assignments
// Sponsorship deals
// Tour Agreements
// Music Video and DVD Agreements
// Advice on royalty retrieval and audits
// Broad Intellectual Property advice

Labels and Publishers:

// Distribution Agreements
// Licensing Agreements
// Publishing and Songwriting Agreements
// Recording Agreements
// Synchronization Agreements
// Collection Society Advice

Copyright and related issues:

// Brand Protection
// Copyright and the roles of the Collecting Societies
// Sampling Issues
// Trade Mark advice and registration
// Internet and mobile phone distribution related advice and agreements

The above is not an exhaustive list.

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We can advise on and help with all relevant industry contracts. Examples are below. We can also advise on copyright and related issues (including format rights protection and trade mark advice), and dealings and compliance advice with trade and industry bodies (such as PACT, Equity, Ofcom).

Our clients include leading independent production companies, writers, producers, composers and screen talent.

Talent

// Artist, Composer, Director, Producer and Writer Agreements
// Commissioning and Development Agreements
// Confidentiality Agreements
// Screenplay Agreements
// Format Rights Agreements
// Intellectual Property advice

Production Companies

// International Broadcast Rights and Commissioning Agreements
// Assignments and Licenses
// Distribution/Licensing Agreements
// Finance Agreements
// Ancillary Rights Agreements
// Option Agreements and Assignments
// Production and Co-Production Agreements
// Rights Acquisition and Clearances
// Synchronization Agreements
// Compliance and Defamation General Advice
// Broadcast Regulatory Advice
// Tripartite Broadcast Negotiations.

The above is not an exhaustive list.

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We can also advise on and negotiate a number of other entertainment and media industry related contracts and agreements, examples of which are below. We also advise and lecture on various aspects of the industries and can assist you with general commercial negotiation advice and more general copyright and other Intellectual Property Rights management control and protection.

// Confidentiality Agreements and advice
// Employment and Service contracts and issues
// General copyright matters for art and fashion
// Merchandising and Product Endorsement Agreements
// Partnership Agreements and Company Formations
// Publishing Agreements and Character protection
// Website and Internet Agreements including On-Line Media Distribution Agreements
// Writers and Creative's Agreements generally

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Anthony Hall
Senior Consultant/ CEO

Anthony is a UK qualified solicitor enrolled with the Law Society roll of solicitors (qualifying in 1997, not currently practicing as a solicitor) and a New York admitted attorney and member of the American Bar Association (admitted 2002). He is also the Managing Director of Pure Mint Recordings Ltd (www.pure-mint.com) and of Natasha Songs Ltd (music publishers), is a member of The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters (BACS) and has been a writer composer member of the Performing Rights Society (PRS) since the early 1990's. Anthony is a co-opted member of the BPI council, sits on the BPI Rights and IFPI International Legal Committees (ILC) and has appeared as a specialist legal and business affairs panellist for, amongst others, BACS, BBC Radio 1 and The Miami Winter Music Conference.

Anthony was formerly an in house solicitor for Carlton Television and Chrysalis Television having training at renowned media lawyers Schilling & Lom (now Schillings). A classically trained pianist and guitarist, Anthony was signed in the early 90’s with his band the Ribbon Tears achieving some success in the UK and beyond, and continues to produce and release new music and enjoys drawing and reading in his spare time.

Entertainment Advice Limited

EA is not a law firm. Our consultants are enrolled with the Law Society as "solicitors on the roll" but not currently practicing as solicitors. This does not affect the quality of our service or advice to you.

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