Entertainment attorneys are cut from different molds. Some engage in purely transactional matters like drafting contracts, reviewing and negotiating record, mp3, film, tv, CD, DVD, license, assignment and other such deals. Others may practice litigation, where they either represent a plaintiff or defendant in a pending or filed lawsuit. Then there are those who do both, and more…

Elliot Zimmerman, licensed to practice law by the State of Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida since 1981, is a Board Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer authorized to engage in a multi-jurisdictional federal copyright and trademark practice. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Zimmerman is an entertainment lawyer and litigator with an extensive background in state and federal litigation, entertainment law, cyberentertainment law, music law, contract drafting and negotiation, copyright and trademark prosecution, business law, book publishing, photography, video, film, television, radio, computer and multi-media law.

Elliot Zimmerman is founder and Chair Emeritus of The Florida Bar Special Committee on Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law, which became The Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section (EASL) in 1988. He is a published legal author, and has lectured at colleges, law schools, seminars and conferences on such topics as entertainment law, music law, internet law, cyberlaw, copyright, trademark, and domain name disputes.

Mr. Zimmerman is truly a man of many talents. He is an entertainment lawyer who is also a published lyricist, composer, author, keyboardist, computer programmer and web designer. He has performed on keyboards throughout Florida and the USA with such notables as John "Spider" Martin, Jaco Pastorius, Ahmad Jamal, Miguel Reyna, Duffy Jackson, Sonny Stitt, Ben Champion, the Ink Spots, and others.

He has recently created and is currently CEO of MusiciansExchangeOnline.com, and President of Cannibalmusic.com, online distributors located in Boward County, Florida, geared towards internet marketing and sales for emerging artists, authors, musicians and computer programmers. Mr. Zimmerman's goal is to broaden the horizons for the undiscovered.

• FILM: covering option agreements, finance, chain of title issues, talent agreements (screenwriters, film directors, actors, composers, production designers), production and post production and trade union issues, distribution issues, motion picture industry negotiations distribution, and general intellectual property issues especially relating to copyright and, to a lesser extent, trademarks;



• MULTIMEDIA, including software licensing issues, video game development and production, Information technology law, and general intellectual property issues;



• MUSIC: including talent agreements (musicians, composers), producer agreements, and synchronization rights, music industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;



• PUBLISHING and print media issues, including advertising, models, author agreements and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;



• TELEVISION and RADIO including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses, and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;



• THEATER: including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance oriented legal issues;



• VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN including fine arts, issues of consignment of artworks to art dealers, moral rights of sculptors regarding works in public places; and industrial design, issues related to the protection of graphic design elements in products.



• DEFAMATION (libel and slander), personality rights and privacy rights; issues also arise in entertainment law.



• MEDIA LAW, including the following:

Elliot Zimmerman is a well seasoned attorney who has a lifetime of experience in the practice of entertainment law and litigation. Additionally, because he is a recording artist and computer programmer he is uniquely positioned to know the intricate nature of your entertainment business. To find out more, click here.

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