Check out my five predictions for the entertainment industry in 2024.

The role of an entertainment attorney is a specialized area of law and yet encompasses more than most people realize. Entertainment attorneys, like myself, have inside knowledge of how the entertainment industry works along with the specific jargon used in the industry and within the necessary contracts.

a work-for-hire agreement is a valuable legal tool for entrepreneurs to establish ownership of intellectual property, define the scope of work, and protect their business interests when engaging individuals to create content, products, or services.

As Hollywood undergoes a myriad of changes from a post-strike hangover to streaming consolidations, questions around the future impact of AI on the industry remain. AI technology is only in its infancy stages of what it’s capable of doing or, more importantly, what it’s capable of creating.

You may have caught my recent cameo in the Depp v. Heard documentary on Netflix. This gave me an opportunity for a teaching moment regarding documentaries from an entertainment law perspective.

'Barbenheimer' (Barbie + Oppenheimer) leads the fourth-biggest weekend of all time at the domestic box office.

With the rise of AI apps and web 3 virtual worlds, the average person is catching up with what gamers have been doing for years: Living a parallel life through an avatar. As a result, it’s important to know what legal rights your avatar holds versus your “real life” self.

We are heading into the Year of the Water Rabbit on on January 21st - the start of the Chinese New Year. 2023 is also a 7-year in numerology. These clues indicate it will be a year to look inward for our best success.

While a hybrid remote-office model is the preferential trend, according to several surveys, working from home has introduced new challenges when it comes to the home office. The good news is that we generally have more control over our workspace at home. The bad news is that we’re also faced with spatial limitations or interruptions from roommates or family members.

It’s no wonder the phrase “You are the yin to my yang” is so common—this is exactly what’s happening upon meeting someone who fills in your missing element. There is a magnetic pull as our internal elements strive toward balance.

Most of our human challenges can be solved by looking to nature. This is the philosophy behind the ancient philosophy of Taoism that looks to the inter-connectedness of all living things. One of the most revered texts based in Taoism is the Tao Te Ching, which is still used a reference tool for the qualities that make a good leader.

With the advent of news stories about NFTs selling for exorbitant prices, more and more NFTs are coming to market in hopes of also striking gold. But among the wild west of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and blockchain technology lies a host of intellectual property rights issues, including increasing threats of trademark and copyright infringement, that may turn some prospects into fool’s gold.

With the emergence of the metaverse, there’s another subsidiary right that will soon be a hot commodity: the NFT rights.

As more authors turn to hybrid publishing as an alternative to traditional publishing, it’s important to know when to seek legal counsel in the process.

If you are a creative entrepreneur, then you’ve likely run up against whether you need to protect your work through a trademark or copyright, or both. To distinguish between the two can be confusing. Both are considered “intellectual property” or “IP,” but protect different types of IP.

I was recently attending a screenwriting webinar when the presenter introduced the concept of adding a moral dilemma to your character’s story in order to heighten the stakes and build tension within the story. The idea of a moral dilemma is when one is faced with a choice with no good answer; when either choice or direction is fraught with difficulty; or when your inner guide and external forces are pulling you in different directions.