What is Entertainment Law?

Find the right Entertainment attorney in Everett, MA

Entertainment law offers services such as contracts and copyrights that are particularly designed for pieces of entertainment like books, movies and visual arts. Working in the entertainment industry, you will want to safeguard your work from being exploited or plagiarized. Copyright and trademark laws in Massachusetts are intended to safeguard the intellectual property rights of those who work in the entertainment field.

What is A Copyright?

With a copyright, a party has the right to exclusively produce a given form of entertainment. Others who want to use it must first get the consent of the copyright holder. A license is when a copyright holder gives its permission for another to use the protected material. Negotiating license agreements in Massachusetts is the exclusive privilege of the copyright holder. Whether you can acquire a copyright, the procedure for getting one, and how long it lasts once issued are questions determined by entertainment law. With a copyright, you can protect your property rights for the future, or you can simply start licensing it to others.

What is a Trademark?

A trademark is a symbol or other notable visual characteristic that is associated with a particular commercial brand. In the entertainment industry, they help to establish product recognition. The U.S. patent and trademark office if responsible for issuing trademark rights, and once issued trademarks are permanent. They can go a long way to create brand identity.

How Can a Massachusetts Attorney Help?

In Everett, many Lawyers have specialized in the field of entertainment law. If you feel you need a copyright or a trademark, legal experts can explain the benefits and guide you through the process of obtaining them in Massachusetts

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Life in Everett

Everett is located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is conveniently located near Boston and has a population of around 41,667 (per the 2010 census).

Everett's top employer is the LNG terminal of Massachusetts LLC. The company has an approximate property of around 35 acres in Everett.

Everett is also home to attorneys who have established their practices via small law offices. These attorneys are capable to handle any and every legal inquiry, and focus on providing personalized legal services.

Some famous residents include Pat Bradley, Omar Easy, Pat Hughes, Brian Kelly, Ellen Pompeo, and Martin P. Paone.

Other reasons why Everett is recognized is because it is where ABC's show "Boston's Finest" was set. The 2007 film Gone Baby Gone, starring Ben Affleck, also used Everett as the setting.

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