专业领域

Legal Services for Content Providers (i.e., game industry, etc.)

Lee & Ko has provided clients in the game industry, as well as other content providers, with legal advice and assistance covering all important legal issues relevant to their business operations (i.e., sales, licensing, game development contracts, M&A, joint venture agreements, software-related copyright issues, online game marketing, cyber-money, etc.). Further Lee & Ko has provided expert advice to its clients with regard to content issues under the Juvenile Protection Act of Korea and related matters, such as the game content rating system, handling of applications for and objections to game content ratings, as well as other cases on personal data protection obligations. · Advice on transactions involving sale of game items on online auction websites

• Drafting and review of game development agreements of large game company
• Advice on investment and establishment of a joint venture game company

Legal Services for Entertainment Management Companies, Entertainers, etc.

Lee & Ko has developed an extensive practice in the area of providing various legal advice and representation to companies engaged in entertainment, sports and media related businesses and various formal associations within the entertainment, sports and media industry, as well as to individual performers, athletes and media personalities. In this regard, the Entertainment Practice Group provides a broad range of legal advice, not only advising on establishment and operation of entertainment companies, associations and related joint venture companies, but also advising on various contracts, disputes, etc., among such companies and entertainers, athletes and media personalities, as well as various other persons engaged in related businesses.


Issues under Broadcasting Law

• Advice on legal issues arising under broadcasting laws relevant to data broadcasting, such as, public relations and advertisements on public interest channels Advice on whether sponsorship identification in drama programs violates broadcasting laws Legal services for musical performers, entertainers and athletes · Advice and representation in connection with breach-of-contract dispute, world tour, media articles, breach and termination of exclusive management agreements, marketing of audio recordings/CDs, selecting celebrities as honorary ambassadors of advertising relating to popular musical performers and entertainers Advice on conclusion and termination of exclusive management agreements with well-known athletes/personalities

Project financing, movie funds, etc.

• Advice on proposed legislative amendment of rules and regulations applicable to "movie investment funds"
• Advice on issuances of bonds with warrant, convertible bonds, etc., by entertainment management companies

Legislation

• Advice in connection with the amendment of the Act on Phonograph Records/CDs, Videos and Games (APRVG)

Intellectual Property Right

Lee & Ko’s Entertainment Practice Group provides a broad range of legal advice on licensing of intellectual property rights relating to domestic and foreign entertainment companies, entertainers, athletes, etc., as well as registration of copyright, as well as establishment, registration and contractual disposition of various types of entertainment and media-related rights and handling of various related disputes.

• Advice for global IT leaders on various copyright issues
• Advice on copyright infringement issues arising from use of music as background music for Internet UCC items and advertisements, MP3 music files
• Advice and representation concerning disputes and litigation of rates charged by music copyright association for playing of music
• Advice on payment standard of compensation for performers and producers of audio recordings/CDs

Others

Advice on various agreements and contracts in connection with artwork exhibition, sale and purchase, concert sponsorship, performance-related license, fashion show, investment in movies and revenue sharing, DVD sale, audio recording/CD production, franchise for entertainment management companies and animation production