May 31, 2023

Traditional Celebrities vs. Social Media Influencers

Unveiling the New Stars of the Entertainment World: grab your virtual popcorn and let's unravel this star-studded showdown!

July 18, 2022

Infographic: Considerations Before You Sue

To help our clients break down complex processes into simplified steps, we have created an infographic to accompany our article “Considerations…

July 13, 2022

Considerations Before You Sue

Steps to take, logistical pre-lawsuit considerations and the anatomy of a lawsuit from the perspective of a potential plaintiff...

June 20, 2022

Infographic: Protecting Yourself under a Contract

To help our clients break down complex processes into simplified steps, we have created an infographic to accompany our article “How to Protect..

June 13, 2022

How to protect yourself and your business if you are owed money on a contract

In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, uncertainty has become the new norm. In this ‘next normal’ it is important to be proactive...

May 5, 2020

Force Majeure and the Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America (“WGA”) handles force majeures even differently from the DGA and SAG. The WGA Minimum Basic Agreement does not...

April 30, 2020

Force Majeure and the Screen Actors Guild

The Screen Actors Guild (“SAG” or “SAG-AFTRA”) handles force majeure very differently in its Basic Agreements...

April 27, 2020

Force Majeure, Pay-or-play Deals and the DGA

One specific issue that is arising with talent contracts is the interaction of force majeure clauses with pay-or-play deals. Individual guilds...

April 23, 2020

Force Majeure and Studio Talent Service Contracts

Just this week, Marvel cut short two showrunner contracts. While no overall deals have been suspended or terminated at other Disney controlled...

March 26, 2020

Common Digital Marketing and Influencer Acronyms

Pfeiffer Law has put together a handy cheat-sheet of commonly used acronyms found in digital marketing and influencer contracts...

March 23, 2020

Talent Agency Agreements: Legal Requirements

The phrase “talent agent” means different things to different people. For some, the words conjure images of a cocky Jeremy Piven wearing a...

November 6, 2019

What do the credits before and after movies actually mean?

When the lights dim and the movie begins, you typically don’t start with a close up on a location or of a leading actor. You invariably...

October 29, 2019

Product Placement: Traditional vs. New Media

What are the different rules for product placement on broadcast TV and radio, feature films and social media?

July 1, 2019

How Do You Submit an Original Idea or Screenplay to a Studio?

You have a brilliant idea. You write your own original screenplay, you submit it to a studio, and it becomes the next big movie. Your name...

March 25, 2019

Social Media: The New Advertising

Move over TV, there's a new advertising phenomenon in town. If you want to advertise, social media is the best place to start these days...

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