Keep the masters
The value of digital media lives in ownership. We fight to retain control over the underlying rights, not just the royalty stream.
PRACTICE · ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment & Digital Media Law
Streaming is not an addendum to the entertainment business; it is the absolute center of modern cultural economics. For creators, influencers, and independent studios, the difference between a profitable catalog and an extractive relationship comes down to the architecture of the contract. We dissect platform terms of service, negotiate master rights, and aggressively enforce your intellectual property, ensuring that the people who make culture are the ones who capture its financial value over the long tail.
- Discipline
- Art & Entertainment
- Engagement
- Per matter or retainer
- Counsel
- Christopher Moye
ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Keep the masters
The value of digital media lives in ownership.
Principles · 01
How we work.
Every engagement is composed against these commitments. They shape the agreements we draft, the protections we add, and the questions we ask before signing.
Platforms are not partners
Terms of service are designed to extract value from the creator. We draft the bespoke agreements that override standard terms.
Speed is a weapon
When infringement occurs, hesitation destroys value. We execute immediate takedowns and aggressive litigation to halt theft.
What we watch · 02
The considerations.
Where attention concentrates during the engagement — the structures, terms, and protections that decide whether the agreement holds when tested.
CREATORMUSICIAN
Publishing & Master Rights
Negotiating 360 deals, licensing agreements, and distribution terms that prevent intermediaries from siphoning long-tail streaming revenue.
INFLUENCERSTUDIO
Platform Independence & Monetization
Structuring agreements that protect digital creators from unilateral algorithmic changes, predatory terms of service, and sudden demonetization events.
PUBLIC FIGURE
Digital Defamation & DMCA Enforcement
Executing rapid-response takedowns and aggressive litigation to defend creators against organized reputation attacks, copyright infringement, and digital piracy.
The work · 03
Four steps. One engagement.
Each step is concrete; each step has a deliverable. No magic, no vapor — just enforceable documents and considered counsel.
- 01
Catalog Audit
We review your existing publishing deals, platform contracts, and royalty splits to identify revenue leaks.
- 02
Contract Engineering
We restructure upcoming deals to prioritize long-term ownership over short-term advances.
- 03
Enforcement Architecture
We set up the automated monitoring and rapid-response legal frameworks to catch and kill infringement early.
- 04
Litigation Response
When terms are breached, we litigate with overwhelming precision to secure damages and injunctions.
Where this connects · 02
Disciplines often used here.
This practice area sits inside one primary discipline and touches others. Each card describes the cross-discipline connection in concrete terms.
Primary discipline
Art, Streaming & Entertainment Law
Primary discipline. Seeing the whole field — economics, technology, IP, cultural infrastructure.
Read the disciplineConnects to
Real and Intellectual Property
Copyright registration, master and publishing splits, brand and trademark strategy, gallery and dealer agreements, licensing across platforms.
Read the disciplinePROTECT YOUR IP
Protect your intellectual property.
Negotiate contracts that preserve your long-tail rights and defend your catalog against algorithmic extraction.
Discuss your digital media matter