Media and Entertainment Law

Media and Entertainment Law is a wide term encompassing the press, broadcasting, defamation, privacy and various intellectual property rights such as copyright and trademarks.

Due to the development of technological advances Media and Entertainment Law is rapidly developing. The internet, as well as its ease of access, has become a platform that is generating many legal challenges. Web content may defame someone, can be copied so as to infringe someone’s copyrights and may even invade a person’s privacy by way of an invasive photograph. The instantaneous nature of web content makes these issues difficult to control.

Rohan & Co. Solicitors have experience in all aspects of Media and Entertainment Law. Our client base extends beyond the boundaries of Mid-Sussex and includes broadcasters, sportsmen, on-line business and the world famous ballet dancer Carlos Acosta.