TYGlobe

As an important component of the cultural industry, the entertainment and media industry has shown a vigorous development momentum in recent years. From traditional film and television production, distribution and exhibition to emerging fields such as online audio-visual, social media and digital entertainment, the boundaries of the entertainment and media industry are constantly expanding, with increasingly rich business formats. Amid this rapid development, the legal issues involved in the entertainment and media industry have also become increasingly complex and diverse.

In the film and television production stage，copyright issues arise from the very beginning of script creation, including the protection of script originality and the lawful acquisition of adaptation rights. During the shooting process, the production crew needs to handle a series of contractual relationships such as actor contracts, venue leasing, equipment procurement and leasing. Legal loopholes in any link may trigger disputes. For example, if an actor withdraws from shooting midway due to remuneration disputes, schedule conflicts or other issues, the entire project may fall into trouble. There are also numerous legal risks in the film and television distribution and exhibition stages, such as the legality of distribution channels, the scope of authorization for exhibition rights, and the accuracy of box office statistics.

With the development of Internet technology, emerging entertainment and media fields such as online audio-visual and social media have risen, bringing new legal challenges. Online platforms need to address issues such as copyright review of user-published content, online privacy protection, minors protection, and compliance of algorithm-based recommendations. For instance, some short video platforms have faced numerous lawsuits because content uploaded by users infringes on others' intellectual property rights; social media platforms have also often suffered public condemnation and legal sanctions due to personal information leakage incidents.

TYGlobe Law Firm has a professional team proficient in entertainment and media industry laws, capable of providing clients with full-industry-chain legal services. In terms of film and television projects, we provide full-process legal services for film and television production companies, distribution companies, exhibition institutions and others, from project preparation to final revenue distribution. This includes assisting film and television production companies with script copyright review and transactions, drafting and reviewing various film and television production contracts such as actor contracts, director contracts, and shooting venue lease contracts; providing distribution companies with services such as legality review of distribution channels and drafting and review of distribution agreements; and helping exhibition institutions handle legal affairs such as exhibition right authorization and cinema operation compliance.

In the emerging entertainment and media field, we provide professional legal support for online audio-visual platforms, social media companies and others. We assist platforms in establishing and improving content review mechanisms, formulating user agreements and privacy policies that comply with laws and regulations; handling disputes between platforms and users, as well as content creators; and responding to compliance inspections by regulatory authorities to ensure that platform operations comply with relevant laws and regulations, such as the Regulations on the Administration of Online Audio-Visual Program Services and the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services.