When working on a screen production, and particularly when looking for funding, proving Chain of Title is very important. Chain of Title refers to the series of agreements that prove ownership of the necessary rights (including copyright) to allow a producer to develop, produce and market a screen project.

If you're serious about starting a band, it's important to work out each band members' rights and obligations. Bands are effectively partnerships, and these relationships can have significant legal consequences. This article sets out some of the important issues to discuss when you're thinking of establishing a commercially successful band.

Most record labels and other global music companies make deductions to income from sales and streaming before they calculate royalty payments due to artists under their record contracts. This is known as an 'intercompany charge' and it's recently been challenged in a US class action lawsuit.

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake up call for businesses who were reminded of the importance of having a good force majeure clause in place, accounting for the unexpected cancellation, suspension and/or termination of a contract. Read more to find out what a Force Majeure clause is.

Social media is an integral part of a brand’s marketing and ecommerce strategy. Social media is used as an important tool to help promote your business, connect with customers and generate sales. As a small business owner, you need to be aware of the legal risks when marketing your products and understand how you can reduce your risk. We look at the 5 key issues you should keep in mind when engaging in Social Media Marketing.

If you intend to engage an international act or individual talent to work in the entertainment industry in Australia, you will need to obtain an Entertainment Visa, regardless of whether the person is a performer, a production crew member or support staff (i.e. part of the entourage).

If you’re a professional producer and regularly make remixes of existing music, consider securing rights to produce remixes with a Music Remixer Agreement. Remixes are adaptations of an original work or derivatives of an original work. You therefore need permission from the original rights holders to remix their original work.