Media & Entertainment
Kelly & Co. was named as the "leading South Australian Telecommunications, Media & Technology firm" by Doyle's Guide in 2012, the only top tier firm in the State. Peter Campbell was named as the "pre-eminent" TMT lawyer. Rob Kennett and Luke Dale were named as leading TMT lawyers.
Our Media & Entertainment team is a nationally renowned practice providing advice and assistance to clients throughout Australia and overseas.
Our team acts for television and radio networks, newspapers, magazines, information technology companies, e-commerce and multimedia providers, theatre and other live performance companies, film companies, performance facility managers, recording artists and companies, sports teams and celebrities.
Our specialist areas include:
Advertising & publicity campaigns
Broadcasting Service Act advice
Broadcasting authority complaints
Celebrity endorsements
Contempt
Defamation
Dispute resolution & negotiations
Film & documentary production & financing
Format & rights licensing
IP protection & enforcement
Merchandising & distribution
Mobile telephone entertainment
Music contracting & advice
New media & IT projects
Performance arts contracting & advice
Performance & management agreements
Pre & post publication advice
Recording & publishing agreements
Sports contracting & advice
Suppression orders
Television production & financing
Toy & game contracting
Venue & event contracting
Visual arts contracting & advice
For more information or advice in this area, contact:
To download a brochure click here: Media and Entertainment Brochure 2012
Alerts
Below are recent alerts produced by our Media & Entertainment Team
2013
Shield Laws for Journalists
Apr 2013 (725kb)
Media Update - Humiliating and Degrading Filming
Mar 2013 (655kb)
Restraint of Trade Clauses in Franchise Agreements
Feb 2013 (742kb)
Liability Online - Responsibility for User Generated Content
Feb 2013 (760kb)
Twitter Users - Who Can Use Your Tweets
Feb 2013 (755kb)
Brandjacking Australian Style
Feb 2013 (1003kb)
High Court Finds Google Adverts Not Misleading or Deceptive
Feb 2013 (748kb)
Tweeting from Courts
Jan 2013 (676kb)
2012
ACMA Privacy Guidelines
Dec 2012 (679kb)
Businessess Beware - You May be Responsible for User-Generated Content on Facebook Pages
Aug 2012 (824 kb)
Media Law Update - Suppression Reform
Aug 2012 (520kb)
Revised Humiliating and Degrading Filming Bill
Aug 2012 (561kb)
2011
Humiliating and Degrading Filming
Nov 2011 (772kb)