Practical legal guides, checklists, and educational materials from Odin Law and Media to help creative businesses understand common legal issues, prepare for growth, and make more informed decisions.
Whether launching a new company, preparing for funding, reviewing a publishing opportunity, or figuring out when to involve legal counsel, these resources are designed to help founders, studios, creators, and entertainment companies better understand the legal and business issues that commonly arise along the way.
Browse our current resources below.
Starting a business involves more than choosing a name and launching a website. This guide covers key early decisions that can affect how a company is formed, operated, protected, and positioned for growth.
The guide provides a high-level roadmap for new business owners, including entity formation, ownership structure, contracts, intellectual property, taxes, banking, licensing, and other foundational issues.
Good for:
New founders, creative entrepreneurs, small business owners, startups, and anyone preparing to turn a project into a formal business.
Publishing agreements can shape the future of a game long after the contract is signed. This resource highlights important provisions developers should understand when reviewing or negotiating a video game publishing deal.
It covers common deal terms related to rights, revenue share, recoupment, milestones, marketing commitments, approvals, termination, intellectual property ownership, and other issues that can affect the developer-publisher relationship.
Good for:
Game developers, indie studios, producers, business teams, and anyone evaluating a publishing opportunity.
A practical guide for game studios preparing for funding, investment conversations, publisher interest, or other financing opportunities.
This playbook walks through the legal and business materials studios should understand before entering funding discussions, including diligence preparation, intellectual property considerations, risk areas, deal structure issues, and questions to ask when evaluating potential partners.
Good for:
Game studios, founders, producers, business development teams, and industry advisors preparing for funding or investment conversations.
Working with a lawyer can feel intimidating, especially for founders and creators who are dealing with legal issues for the first time. This one-sheet explains how to prepare, what to expect, and how to make the most of the relationship.
Good for:
Founders, creators, studios, startups, and small businesses preparing to work with a lawyer for the first time.
Need Legal Guidance Beyond a Resource?
These materials are intended for educational purposes and are not a substitute for legal advice tailored to your specific situation. If your studio, company, or creative business needs help with contracts, intellectual property, funding, publishing, corporate matters, or related legal issues, Odin Law and Media can help.