Representative Clients

The firm's music clients have included the following:

• Recorded music companies (ranging from start-ups to joint ventures, and from established independent labels to the “major” multinational recorded music companies)
• Music publishing companies
• Internet distribution services and platforms (both digital downloading and streaming)
• Physical record manufacturing and distribution companies
• Recording artists, including singers, musicians, and musical groups
• Composers and Songwriters
• DJs
• Producers
• Artist managers
• Talent agents
• Software and “app” developers
• Platforms for user-generated content
• Social media services
• Recording studios
• Portable device (hardware) manufacturers
• “Music video” cable and satellite television networks with programming consisting primarily of music videos, live music performances, music news and interviews, and pop culture matters

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The firm's motion picture, television, and other audiovisual production clients have included the following:

• Businesses engaged in distributing and monetizing motion pictures, television productions, and other video programming, including:
  • cable and satellite television networks,
  • IP-based delivery services, including over-the-top (OTT) providers and multi-channel networks (MCNs)
  • services offering electronic sell-through (EST), “locker” (cloud-based) services, and streaming services
• Producers of motion pictures, television programs, and other audiovisual content
• Screenwriters
• Actors
• Score composers
• Business providing special effects services

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The firm's clients in the digital content ecosystem have included the following:

• Cable and satellite television networks
• Developers and publishers of “apps” and interactive video games
• Internet services and other IP-based delivery systems distributing and monetizing recorded music, motion pictures, television productions and other video programming, and user-generated content, including:
  • services offering digital downloads, electronic sell-through (EST), and rentals
  • digital “locker” services
  • streaming services
  • over-the-top (OTT) video delivery services
  • multi-channel networks (MCNs)
  • platforms for user-generated content
  • social media services
• Creators, owners, and producers of musical compositions, sound recordings, motion pictures, television productions and other video programming, and other content, including:
  • recorded music companies
  • music publishers
  • producers of audiovisual productions
  • composers and recording artists

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The firm's licensing clients have included the following:

• Recorded music companies, from start-ups to the “majors”
• Music publishing companies
• Cable and satellite television networks
• Producers of motion pictures and other audiovisual productions
• Software developers, including developers of interactive video games and “apps”
• Internet services engaging in distributing and monetizing motion pictures and other audiovisual productions, and recorded music, including services for digital downloads, electronic sell-through, streaming, and mixed services
• Internet services for user-generated content
• Producers of ballets, musicals, and other works of performing art
• Entertainers and other talent, including recording artists, DJs, and actors
• Visual artists
• Social media services and other Internet services
• Creative agencies
• Marketing companies
• Merchandisers

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The firm's clients for branding, merchandising, sponsorships, and endorsements have included the following:

• Entertainers and other talent, including:
  • Recording artists
  • DJs
  • actors
• Creative agencies
• Online digital advertising platforms
• Recorded music companies
• Social media services
• Cable and satellite television networks
• Producers of motion pictures
• Electronic device manufacturers and distributors
• Marketing companies
• Merchandising companies

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The firm's creative arts clients have included the following:

• Live theatrical talent, including:
  • actors,
  • choreographers,
  • designers,
  • directors, and
  • playwrights
• Producers of live theatrical productions
• Artists, including:
  • painters
  • multimedia artists
  • photographers
  • sculptors
• Galleries and art dealers
• Parties commissioning original artwork
• Buyers of artwork

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The firm's corporate-matter clients have included the following:

• Businesses at every stage of development, including startups
• Private equity and venture capital firms
• investors
• Senior managers and executives (for employment agreements)
• Artists and performers
• Songwriters
• Artist managers
• Online advertising services
• Advertising, marketing, and branding firms
• Software developers,
• Multimedia Internet services
• Producers of live entertainment events
• Talent managers
• DJs
• Bands
• Club owners
• Recorded music companies
• Music publishing companies

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