BANFF 2022: Media leaders talk importance of IP, “search fatigue”, and more

By Bill Roberts BANFF – Few aspects, if any in the entertainment industry, are more important than the carving up of rights and intellectual property. It is a minefield for the layperson, with every license ideally carefully defined – even in the case of a sales deal where there is no grant of rights to the agent, careful detailing of which rights an agent can sell on behalf of an IP owner requires strict clarity. This includes term, territory, language, sub-licensing and assignment and more. Other than being the price of democracy, this is why our business needs lawyers. In...