Games & Interactive Entertainment

MBBP attorneys have an extensive understanding of the interactive entertainment industry, and therefore offer the tools to service their clients in matters such as development and publishing, provision of services, technology and content.

Companies in the interactive entertain­ment industry often differ from compa­nies in other industries in their business models and their cultures. It is important that their legal counsel understand the subtleties of the industry and its business goals and values.

Experience Counts

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing and counseling companies in the interactive entertainment industry, including those involved in the develop­ment and publishing of, and provision of services, technology and content for:

• Social Network Games
• Online Games (MMO, Casual, etc)
• Console Games
• PC/Mac Games
• Mobile Games
• Virtual Worlds
• Sims

Our attorneys include the founder of the New England Games Special Interest Group of the MIT Enterprise Forum and the former director of licensing and strategic alliances for the then-second largest consumer software company in the world. Our attorneys have negotiated agreements with Nintendo, Vivendi Universal Group, Time Warner Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment, Linden Lab, Electronic Arts, NCSoft, Ubisoft, THQ, and CCP.

Legal Services to Interactive Entertainment Companies

Our work for companies in the interactive entertainment industry includes:

• Structuring, drafting and negotiation of all forms of agreements relating to interactive entertainment, including:
  • Developer-publisher agreements
  • Content licenses
  • Distribution agreements
  • Affiliate label agreements
  • Promotion and endorsement agreements
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Middleware license agreements
  • Service agreements
  • Website terms of use, authorized usage agreements and privacy policies
    
• Trademark protection
• Copyright protection
  
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) analysis
• Defamation and right of publicity advice
• Content and advertising review
• Contest and sweepstakes review
• Entity formation and general corporate matters
• Venture capital, angel and debt financings
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tax planning
• Employment matters, including drafting and review of non-compete and IP assignment agreements
• Immigration
• Equity incentive arrangements

To discuss your company’s specific legal needs, and how our experienced attorneys might meet them more efficiently and responsively, please contact Mike Cavaretta, Howard Zaharoff.