Dark Matter Law LLP

Essential Production and Content Counsel

Content Legal

Over twenty years' experience advising on production and content legal issues

Production Legal

Above- and below-the-line agreement advising and support

Clearance
Reports

Clearance reports and clearance services

Dark Matter law

is a production-friendly,
fast and experienced law firm.

Our attorneys have provided legal support on the front lines of productions for over 20 years, helping both attorney and non-attorney clients, across nearly every type of scripted and unscripted project, at every stage from ideation to post-release.

CONTENT LEGAL

We are your go-to team for pre-broadcast review and mitigation advice, and our attorneys have helped guide over 250 productions through thorny legal issues before, during and after release.

CLEARANCE SERVICES

Our team of attorneys and non-attorneys help navigate clearance needs, including our industry-leading value for clearance reports for scripted productions.

MEDIA LAW

We handle all types of media and entertainment law, including defamation, privacy, right of publicity, copyright, trademark, and commercial content.

PRODUCTION LEGAL

We provide above- and below-the-line contract support, and navigate rights issues in your production, including chain of title, copyright and trademark issues.

DOCUMENTARY SERVICES

We are experienced in documentaries, biopics, dramatizations of real events, and the related legal issues including defamation, copyright & fair use, “life rights,” privacy, and right of publicity.

AI Advising

Generative AI law is developing every day. We help navigate copyright risks and legal strategies related to AI use, including use of LLMs, video asset generation, and audio generation in productions.

Experience,

Applied