New Media Rights

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• Referral from May 31, 2018
  

  Shablo5 asked:

  Where can I get gamedev legal stuff? Outside of VideoGameAttorney (he's super busy). Anyone worked with any other lawyers for contracts and legal advice? Can you point me their way? I need to get some contracts drafted. Thanks!

  

  socalsamba replied:

  New Media Rights is a non-profit that helps creative professionals with legal advice. You might want to reach out to them: https://www.newmediarights.org/

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• Referral from April 12, 2014
  

  Luis Z. asked:

  Hello devs! I need some help with legal contracts in my studio (NDA and collaboration agreements mostly). Does anyone know a lawyer in the industry that they would recommend? (preferably someone who would give us an "indie/starting" rate for a young studio) --- AND/OR --- A website with boilerplate contracts? Thanks!

  

  Lauren B. replied:

  Check out New Media Rights - I interned with them for over a year and even did a video series about legal issues for game devs. They do mostly pro bono (and cheap) intellectual property and contract work. While boiler plate is a starting place, it's rarely ever really good for you--you want an agreement that's tailored for what you want, what you do, and what you want to keep secret. Newmediarights.org (they're in SD) - if you go there, tell them Lauren sent you If you want the (smaller) law firm experience, you might check out Johnson & Moo, Tom Buscaglia, and any other sole practitioners you might find (search interactive entertainment attorney). Bigger firms like Frankfurt Kurnit (Greg Boyd and Sean Kane), Sheppard Mullin, Pillsbury Winthrop, and Perkins Coie also typically have game departments, although Frankfurt Kurnit specializes in it (they're in NYC). Don't know about any of their rates, however. Good luck! If you get stuck, send me a message.

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