Nancy Derwin-Weiss

Nancy Derwin-Weiss is a partner in the Intellectual Property department of Wildman Harrold. She has practiced new media and Internet law since the early 1990s, first in private practice and then at Paramount Pictures Corporation from 2000-2006. Nancy was in charge of legal and business affairs for Paramount Digital Entertainment, Inc., a division charged with exploiting content on new media platforms. She was also the first Vice President of Legal for the Interactive Marketing division, which handles online marketing for Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Animation. She has been responsible for all types of legal matters associated with the marketing of film and television product on the Internet, from acquiring domain names, to launching web sites and conducting large scale campaigns with promotional partners. She has extensive experience in the unique clearance and digital rights management issues that confront companies who are active in the creation and distribution of original content on the Internet and wireless platforms. She has been involved in formulating anti-piracy strategies and has developed and implemented privacy compliance programs for corporate clients.

Representative Experience:

Develops and implements privacy and data security compliance programs.
Audits and clears dozens of motion picture and television web sites for legal compliance. Works closely with clients throughout development process to ensure that web sites are compliant with FTC, COPPA, Guild, MPAA and federal and state law and regulations.
Develops web site marketing and clearance guidelines.
Negotiates and drafts a wide variety of contracts, including content distribution and license agreements, co-promotion and marketing agreements, web site development agreements, video production agreements, talent agreements and insertion orders.
Prepares sweepstakes rules and conducts detailed reviews of co-promotions, sweepstakes and contest materials, including marketing materials.
Represents television and motion picture writers and producers in contractual matters.

Bar Admissions:

California, 1990

Personal Information:

Nancy has been a member of the USC Entertainment Law Institute planning committee since 2000. She is a founding member of “Women in Digital Media,” a Los Angeles-based group that fosters networking among high level executives in the digital industry.

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