What is Entertainment Law?

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Entertainment law offers services such as contracts and copyrights that are particularly designed for pieces of entertainment like books, movies and visual arts. In the entertainment industry, safeguarding your work from being exploited or plagiarized by others is an imminent concern. Artists have certain intellectual property rights in Indiana, which are safeguarded in part by copyright and trademark laws.

What is A Copyright?

A party holding a copyright can exclusively produce a given form of entertainment, requiring any others who want to use it to get consent first. A license is when a copyright holder gives its permission for another to use the protected material. Negotiating license agreements in Indiana is the exclusive privilege of the copyright holder. Entertainment law controls whether you can get a copyright, how to apply for one, and how long it lasts once issued. A copyright will allow you to profit from licensing your material to others, or it may simply protect your rights in the piece of entertainment for the future.

What is a Trademark?

A trademark is a symbol or other notable visual characteristic that is associated with an individual 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 Indiana Attorney Help?

In Anderson, 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 Indiana

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Life in Anderson

Anderson is a city of about 56,000 people, located in Madison County. Two main reasons Anderson is known is because it is the headquarters of the Church of God, and it is where Anderson University is located.

Some popular attractions include Downtown Historic District, Paramount Theatre, Mounds State Park, The Anderson Center for the Arts and Madison County Historical Center.

Interestingly, in 2007 Anderson was ranked number ninety-eight out of one hundred in Forbes Magazine's "100 Best Places for Businesses among Smaller U.S. Metro Areas." Being such a great place for businesses, it is natural that many attorneys and law offices would have a presence in Anderson to support businesses. Anderson has a competent legal force that is capable of handling any and every legal matter of Anderson residents and businesses.

All in all, Anderson is a wonderful small city that offers a great quality of life.

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