Entertainment Law · Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY
Entertainment law reaches beyond music into film, television, digital content, and the creator economy. The Law Offices of Kyle A. Burkett represents actors, directors, producers, influencers, and entertainment companies in the agreements that define who owns the work, who gets paid, and who controls the rights.
Services
- Film and television agreements
- Talent and appearance agreements
- Influencer, brand, and endorsement deals
- Production and financing agreements
- Content licensing and distribution
- Rights clearance and releases
- Option and purchase agreements
- Name, image, and likeness matters
- Intellectual property disputes
- Production company and creator business matters
Who We Represent
On-camera and behind-the-camera talent, content creators and influencers, production companies, and brands entering the entertainment space.
Our Approach
We focus on the practical stakes of each deal: ownership, compensation, credit, exclusivity, and exit rights. For creators and influencers, that includes brand agreements that protect your channel, your audience data, and your ability to keep working with others.
Frequently Asked Questions
I was offered a brand deal. Do I really need it reviewed?
Yes. Brand and endorsement agreements often contain exclusivity, morality, usage, and content-ownership terms that can restrict your future income well beyond the campaign. A short review protects your leverage before you sign.
What should an influencer brand agreement actually cover?
At minimum: deliverables and deadlines, compensation and payment timing, usage rights and how long the brand can run your content, exclusivity scope, approval rights, FTC disclosure responsibilities, and what happens if either side cancels. Missing any of these is where creators get hurt.
What is rights clearance?
Rights clearance is confirming you have permission for everything in your content: music, footage, locations, trademarks, and people. Clearing rights before release prevents takedowns, demonetization, and infringement claims.
Do I need releases from people who appear in my videos?
Generally yes for commercial content. Appearance releases protect you from right-of-publicity and privacy claims, and brands and distributors increasingly require them. We provide release templates suited to your production.
My manager wants 15 to 20 percent of everything. Is that normal?
Those commission rates are common, but the real questions are scope and duration: what income the percentage applies to, whether it survives after the relationship ends, and what the manager is actually obligated to do. Those terms, not the headline rate, decide whether a management deal is fair.
Someone is reposting or monetizing my content. What are my options?
Options typically include platform copyright tools, DMCA takedown notices, demand letters, and licensing negotiations, escalating to litigation where the stakes justify it. Registration of your key works strengthens every one of those paths.
What is an option agreement for my script or life story?
An option gives a producer the exclusive right, for a limited period, to purchase your material on pre-negotiated terms. The purchase price, option period, extensions, and reserved rights all need to be set carefully before you sign.
Can you set up my production company or creator LLC?
Yes. The firm handles entity formation, operating agreements, and the contracts your company needs, and our corporate practice covers ongoing counsel as the business grows.
Request a Free Consultation Call (323) 238-2598
Attorney Advertising. This page provides general information, not legal advice, and results depend on the facts of each matter.