Entertainment Mediation, Arbitration and ADR Services
Entertainment Dispute Resolution
JAMS provides private mediation, arbitration and other ADR services for film, television, music, digital media and related industries, including neutral analysis, mock exercises, appellate services and certain court-appointed services where appropriate. We help parties resolve high-stakes contractual, financial, intellectual property and reputational disputes with a clear understanding of the business realities of the entertainment industry.
Our Services
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Entertainment Dispute Resolution Services
Film and Television
- Production disputes
- Distribution agreement disputes
- Profit participation and accounting disputes
- Option and purchase agreement disputes
- Completion, post-production and delivery disputes
- Rights clearance, chain-of-title and underlying rights matters
- Talent agreement disputes
- Broadcast licensing regulatory and related media rights disputes
- Copyright disputes, including fair use and transformative use questions
- Name, image and likeness (NIL) disputes, including digital replica and deepfake-related claims
Music
- Royalty disputes
- Recording contract disputes
- Publishing and songwriter-split disputes
- Catalog sale disputes, including earn-outs and representations and warranties
- Synchronization and licensing disputes
- Copyright disputes involving sampling, interpolation, fair use and transformative use
- Band, label, joint venture and partnership dissolution matters
Digital Media and Emerging Technologies
- Influencer and creator agreement disputes
- Sponsorship and endorsement disputes
- Streaming and content licensing disputes (SVOD, AVOD, FAST)
- Video game publishing and licensing disputes
- Esports dispute resolution
- Artificial intelligence and large language model-related contract and intellectual property disputes
- Disputes involving synthetic media, digital replicas, deepfakes and other AI-enabled content uses
- Publishing, advertising, visual arts and design-related disputes
Resolve Entertainment Disputes With Experienced Neutrals
Why JAMS for Entertainment Dispute Resolution?
Confidentiality
Entertainment disputes often involve sensitive deal terms, royalty data, unreleased creative works, internal communications and reputational concerns. JAMS provides a private forum that can help protect commercially sensitive information while allowing parties to address disputes outside the public spotlight.
Flexibility
Entertainment disputes do not all require the same path to resolution. Mediation is often an effective first step, particularly when parties want to protect confidentiality, preserve business relationships or explore practical business solutions before moving to a more formal process. When a binding or more adjudicative process is needed, JAMS also offers arbitration and other ADR services. This range of options is especially valuable when disputes arise under active production, release or distribution timelines.
Entertainment-Focused Neutrals
JAMS entertainment neutrals include former judges and accomplished practitioners with experience handling complex disputes across film, television, music, digital media and related commercial matters. They understand the contractual frameworks, rights issues, royalty and accounting disputes, licensing structures and business pressures that shape entertainment disputes.
National Reach
JAMS supports entertainment disputes in major industry centers, including Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Austin, as well as through virtual and hybrid proceedings nationwide. This allows parties and counsel to access experienced neutrals and coordinated case administration wherever a matter is centered.
