Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 24, 2020
Is the curtain closing on TV profit participation litigation?
For more than half a century, Hollywood film and television studios have contracted to pay high-profile actors and producers a share of the proceeds from the movies and television series they create.
John Berlinski
Partner
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Email: jberlinski@kasowitz.com
John is a member of the Entertainment Practice Group at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, specializing in the representation of top players in the entertainment industry in their most significant disputes, including licensing, intellectual property, and "backend" profit participation claims.
Kimberly Meyer
Associate
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Email: kmeyer@kasowitz.com
Kimberly is a member of the firm's Entertainment Practice Group, specializing in the representation of top players in the entertainment industry in their most significant disputes, including licensing, intellectual property, and "backend" profit participation claims.
For more than half a century, Hollywood film and television studios have contracted to pay high-profile actors and producers a share of the proceeds from the movies and television series they create. Known as "profit participations," some of these deals have reportedly paid out hundreds of millions of dollars. These complex arrangements are susceptible to differing interpretations and have therefore spawned countless legal disputes, first in court, and more recently i...
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