Content Production, Compliance & Legal Protection
At Silverstein Legal, we provide specialized legal counsel for professionals and businesses involved in content production — from independent creators and studios to digital platforms and distributors. In today’s media-rich landscape, producing and publishing content comes with a complex set of legal obligations, particularly in high-risk or regulated industries such as adult entertainment, influencer marketing, film, music, and user-generated platforms.
We help clients navigate the full legal lifecycle of content creation, including:
- Content rights and intellectual property protection
- Talent agreements, model releases, and production contracts
- DMCA takedown enforcement and copyright registration
- Right of publicity and privacy issues, especially involving real people and likenesses
- Platform and distributor compliance, including community guidelines, age gating, and moderation policies
- Obscenity, indecency, and recordkeeping laws (e.g., 18 U.S.C. § 2257 for adult content)
- Licensing and syndication agreements for global content distribution
As governments and platforms crack down on unlicensed, unverified, or non-compliant content, legal exposure can escalate quickly — from takedowns and demonetization to lawsuits, fines, or criminal charges. Whether you’re creating scripted media, live-streaming, distributing user-generated content, or operating a content platform, we help you stay compliant, protected, and in control of your intellectual property.
We also offer litigation and defense services for creators and companies facing claims related to copyright infringement, defamation, privacy violations, or platform bans.
Whether you’re a solo creator, production company, or tech platform, Silverstein Legal is your legal advocate — empowering content producers with the tools to create confidently and operate securely.
Recent Content Production Articles
Attorney Corey D. Silverstein to host new Legal Impact Webinar on the new North Carolina Age Verification Law
Cyberspace (February 4, 2026) - Corey D. Silverstein, the driving force behind MyAdultAttorney.com and Adult.Law, is pleased to announce that he will be hosting his latest Legal Impact Webinar entitled "North Carolina AV Law - Content Creation Issues" on February 26th at 4:00 PM EST. This session, sponsored by Pig Machine, with exclusive media sponsor XBIZ, will be moderated by ClaraKitty and feature special guests Siouxsie Q and attorney Lawrence Walters. The North Carolina law has created major confusion for the adult community, its access to adult websites, and their ability to create, upload and view adult content. This webinar has been put together to help the adult community understand the impact of this law and help you figure out your next steps as a creator, performer, or platform. “”Havoc” is the best word that I can use to describe what North Carolina’s law has caused the adult entertainment industry.”…
Nine Large Banks Flagged for “Debanking” Policies That Hit Adult Businesses — and Why the Problem Isn’t Going Away
In December 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released preliminary findings from a supervisory review of “debanking” at the nine largest national banks it oversees. The OCC’s headline conclusion was blunt: across 2020–2023, these banks maintained policies that made “inappropriate distinctions” among customers based on lawful business activity — often through blanket sector restrictions or heightened internal barriers that functioned like denials of service. Featured In The February 2026 Edition Of XBIZ World For the adult industry, the report mattered for a simple reason: it put a federal banking regulator on record acknowledging what performers, creators, producers, and adjacent lawful businesses have said for years — access to basic financial services is routinely curtailed not because a customer is inherently higher-risk, but because a category of lawful work is treated as presumptively unacceptable. What the OCC said about adult entertainment restrictions The OCC’s preliminary findings document…
The Importance of Protecting AI Content Generation Rights for Content Producers
In today’s digital age, content producers have more tools at their disposal than ever before. Among these tools, artificial intelligence (AI) content generation has emerged as a game-changer, enabling creators to produce high-quality content quickly and efficiently. However, with this convenience comes a significant responsibility: safeguarding the rights associated with AI-generated content. Failing to do so can have long-term repercussions for creators and their intellectual property. Regardless of the type of content that you are creating, the game has changed and there quite a few legal considerations. Featured In The March 2025 Edition Of XBIZ World Understanding AI Content Generation Rights AI content generation rights refer to the ownership and usage rights of content produced with the assistance of AI tools. These rights often extend to include the following aspects: Ownership of Generated Content Determining who legally owns the output created by AI — the individual, organization, or AI tool…
