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Media & Entertainment



With the world turning into a global village, media has become an important factor in every sphere and all sectors. We at V&A offer services in both print (newspapers, books) and electronic (advertisements, films, music) media pertaining to any potential legal issues.

Our services include:

• Intellectual Property enforcement and anti-piracy: The firm strives to protect clients' trademarks and copyrights through creative and practical strategies. The firm provides clients with a broad range of enforcement experience and practical know-how. The firm provides litigation services involving a variety of issues, including copyright, trademark, Internet and technology.
• Media and broadcasting litigation: We at V&A, advise our clients on issues ranging from pay-per-view contracts to digital copyright matters to the convergence of media and network technologies. We advise our clients on foreign investment in media sector and offer advice on media laws in India with regard to government regulations and policies relating to broadcasting.
• Entertainment and sport litigation: The sports industries have a commanding presence in the world of media and entertainment and our firm has the expertise to help and advise sports related clients on either side of the business divide. We act for both sports personalities and their representatives, for sports management companies and also for leagues and governing bodies. The business of sport is underpinned by television rights and by personality rights. We have extensive experience and expertise in relation to both.
• Licensing advisory and negotiations: Our team's efficient services and assistance over a period of time has helped us gain valuable contacts in private and public sector, facilitating approvals and compliances from relevant authorities to obtain licenses and registrations.
• Brand protection strategies: Brand being an important facet of today's conscious world, our team at V&A provide for effective strategies to protect brand names. Our specialist areas include privacy and libel actions, press crisis and reputation management, trade mark applications and portfolio management, domain name acquisition and recovery and anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy work.
• Contracts and negotiations: Our lawyers at V&A are proficient with drafting all types of agreements, contracts, documents suiting the needs and requirements of our clients.
• Dispute resolution: When disputes arise, our clients rely on us to resolve them efficiently and effectively, with the minimum of disruption to their business. Our dispute resolution team comprises skilled advocates, effective negotiators and qualified mediators, as well as assertive and pragmatic litigators who are well versed in Court procedures and how best to put them into effect.
• General commercial services: our lawyers are well equipped with legal knowledge and tools to construct all requisite documents or agreement or contracts suiting our clients and the situation in an optimum manner.