Entcounsel provides legal services to producers, musicians, authors, publishers, artist managers, visual artists, photographers, fashion designers, advertising agencies and promotional agencies with the following legal services:

• representation of Artist in the area of copyright and licensing

• merchandise & licensing

• music clearance/publishing

• review of advertisement/marketing materials

• drafting contest/promotion rules

• drafting and negotiating contracts

• issues relating to television and film production

  • drafting option agreements, writer agreements, etc.)

  • Reviewing chain of title and errors and omission

  • Drafting talent agreements, key crew agreement (DOP, costume designer, editor, etc.), director agreement, producer agreements, etc

  • Assistance with preparation of provincial and federal tax credit applications

  • Any and all other legal work related to the development and production of feature films and television work

  • international & Canadian co-productions

  • Production contracts

• drafting and negotiating various types of licensing agreements (music, television, merchandising etc.)

• drafting and negotiating various music licenses such as master use licenses, synchronization licences, composer agreements, management agreements and publishing and recording agreements,

• protecting copyright and trade-mark

• enforcing intellectual property rights