What Royalty Dispute Services Does Brodsky Law Offer?
Royalties represent the ongoing compensation that creators, performers, and rights holders earn from the use of their intellectual property. In the entertainment industry, royalty disputes are among the most common sources of litigation — arising from unpaid mechanical royalties, performance royalties, synchronization fees, publishing royalties, and streaming revenue. The complexity of modern royalty structures, combined with the proliferation of digital distribution platforms and the involvement of multiple intermediaries, makes royalty accounting inherently difficult to verify and ripe for disputes. Sasha Brodsky has represented royalty claimants in Santa Cruz and throughout California since 1998.
Music royalties illustrate the complexity of entertainment royalty disputes. Mechanical royalties are paid for the reproduction of musical compositions, performance royalties are collected by performing rights organizations such as ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC for public performances, and synchronization royalties are paid for the use of music in film, television, and advertising. Streaming has added another layer of complexity, with digital service providers paying fractions of a cent per stream under rate structures set by the Copyright Royalty Board. Publishing royalties flow through yet another set of agreements and intermediaries. When royalties go unpaid — whether due to accounting errors, intentional underreporting, or breach of contractual obligations — rights holders must be prepared to exercise their audit rights and, if necessary, pursue litigation to recover amounts owed. Sasha works to protect his clients' royalty streams through careful contract review, audit representation, and aggressive enforcement of royalty rights.
Sasha's scope of counsel includes but is not limited to:
Whether you are dealing with unpaid music royalties, licensing royalty disputes, streaming revenue discrepancies, or need to exercise your audit rights under a royalty agreement, Sasha provides experienced counsel through every stage of the royalty dispute process — from initial agreement review and audit through negotiation, demand, and litigation when necessary. He works to ensure that his clients receive every dollar of royalty income they are entitled to.
For more information about Brodsky Law's entertainment practice, visit our Entertainment Law page. Contact Sasha Brodsky to discuss your royalty dispute matter.