Gabe Fleet

Gabe's experience includes the following:

Content Licensing

• Negotiating complex agreements for dozens of companies (from Fortune 500 public companies to cutting-edge, early-stage start-ups) adverse to record labels, music publishers, performing rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR, etc.), motion picture studios, television content owners, video/image libraries, news/print/online publishers and other copyright owners regarding the use of music, video, and other content in a wide array of products and services

Generative AI

• Representing numerous industry-leading generative AI companies on a wide range of legal and strategic counseling matters and transactional matters. Some specific matters include:
  • Representing OpenAI in transactional and strategic counseling matters related to the launch of voice capabilities for its ChatGPT artificial intelligence product
  • Representing Perplexity AI in the negotiation of a wide range of commercial partnership agreements with various content publishers throughout the world 
  • Representing Suno in the negotiation of a commercial partnership between Suno and music producer / artist Timbaland, leading to the execution of a first-of-its-kind AI-powered remix campaign

Dispute Resolution

• Representing a broad array of companies (both inside and outside the entertainment and tech industries) in negotiating settlements and other amicable resolutions to various copyright-related disputes, both before and after the filing of litigation. Some specific matters include:
  • Representing the commercial radio industry (through the National Association of Broadcasters) in the negotiation of a pre-trial settlement to the Web VI Copyright Royalty Board music royalty rate-setting proceeding (which set the sound recording royalty rates to be paid by radio webcasters for the period 2026-2030)
  • Representing brand owners in the negotiation of confidential pre-litigation settlements of infringement claims from music copyright owners pertaining to the use of music in social media videos

Industry-Specialist Transaction Support

• Representing buyers, sellers, investors, and financing sources in acquisitions and financing transactions for music catalogs and other entertainment and copyright assets, including navigating the complex and esoteric legal and business issues unique to the music and entertainment industries. Some specific matters include:
  • Representing H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of RBMedia, one of the leading audiobook publishers in the world
  • Representing a confidential strategic acquiror in the purchase of its JV partners' music publishing royalty revenue streams

Music/Entertainment/Media Commercial Transactions

• Representing media platforms and content studios in commercial transactions for the development, production, and distribution of podcasts, feature films, TV series, concert specials, and documentaries. This includes extensive experience in matters specific to the music aspects of television and film content including for the original content studios of several of the world’s largest streaming providers
• Negotiating sponsorship and endorsement agreements, co-marketing agreements, and other commercial transactions between and among brand owners, copyright owners, and celebrities
• Representing brand owners and media companies in connection with the creation and exploitation of branded content and the entertainment-related aspects of advertising, marketing, and promotional campaigns. Specific matters include numerous projects that have won ADDY, CLIO, Cannes Lions, GRAMMY, and EMMY awards, multiple Super Bowl ads, and dozens of campaigns for some of the world’s most significant brands