Publishing of the ‘Written Word’
If your business concerns the ‘written word’, you can obtain guidance from our IP legal specialist, who also spent some years working in international, commercial roles for several multi-national book publishers.

Here are some of the ‘written word’ areas of publishing law and practice upon which we can advise you:

• Publishing agreements (between writers and publishers)
• Literary agent agreements
• Merchandising agreements
• Licensing arrangements
• Data protection
• Privacy
• Digital distribution agreements

Music Publishing
In tandem with the written word form of publishing, we can guide you on matters relating to the potentially-lucrative area of music publishing.

Media
Where your business relates to TV contracts, our media lawyer can advise you. He has extensive commercial experience in the negotiation and drafting of international television agreements.

You can also receive our assistance on commercial / legal matters relating to film and to the theatre

New Media
If your business relates to ‘new media’ deals covering music, gaming, sport, news, or film, we can provide you with appropriate help.

Artist Guidance
Apart from giving guidance on IP and commercial matters relating to musicians, if you are an artist involved with the visual arts, we are happy to provide you with legal advice on paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs.

For more information about this please contact David Main at dm@wdavies.com  or Graham Mott on gm@wdavies.com