Henry Self is an entertainment, media and intellectual property attorney with more than two decades of diverse experience representing musicians, actors, writers, directors, producers and other talent in a variety of transactional and litigation matters. His practice areas include contracts, rights of privacy and publicity, defamation, copyright and trademark law, among others.

He has authored several publications in his fields of expertise and taken part in precedent-setting published cases in both state and federal courts. He has also acted as a music supervisor and associate producer for numerous short and feature length motion pictures.

Mr. Self holds a juris doctor from the University of California Los Angeles, where he served as Articles Editor of the Entertainment Law Review. Prior to law school, he studied advertising and marketing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

• Music Supervision, Licensing and Publishing
• Film and Television Contracts
• Idea Pitching and Project Shopping
• Script Coverage and Clearance
• Production Counsel
• Live Performances, Concerts and Festivals
• Event Promotions, Clubs and Nightlife
• Copyright Registrations, Recordation and DMCA Notices
• Trademark Registrations and USPTO Inter Partes Proceedings

• Copyright Infringement, Fair Use and Public Domain
• Idea Submission and Implied Contract Claims
• Trademark Infringement and False Advertising Claims
• Defamation (Libel and Slander)
• Privacy Rights
• Rights of Publicity
• First Amendment
• Anti-SLAPP
• Talent Agencies Act & California Labor Commission Proceedings
• Internet Domain Name Disputes and Cybersquatting

• Breach of Contract
• Business Torts, including, Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Constructive Fraud, Tortious Interference with Business Relations, Conversion, Unjust Enrichment and Professional Negligence
• Unfair Competition and Business Practices
• Trade Secrets
• TRO, Injunction and Writ of Attachment Proceedings

• Axiom Foods, Inc. v. Acerchem Int’l, Inc., 874 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2017)
• MVP Entertainment, Inc. v. Frost, 210 Cal.App.4th 1333 (2012)
• Fahmy v. Jay-Z, 835 F.Supp.2d 783 (C.D. Cal. 2011)
• Sybersound Records, Inc. v. UAV Corp., 517 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2008)
• Zeta-Jones v. Spice House, 372 F.Supp.2d 568 (C.D. Cal. 2005)

• Schwarzenegger vs. Bobbleheads: The Case for Schwarzenegger, 45 Santa Clara Law Review 557 (2005) (with co-author Charles J. Harder)
• Settlement of Infringement Claims by Copyright Co-Owners, 13 Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal 65 (2004)
• Moral Rights and Musicians in the United States, Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook 165 (2003)
• Digital Sampling: A Cultural Perspective, 9 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 347(2002)

• Panelist, “Trademark Bootcamp,” Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (October 24, 2013)
• Speaker, “Trademark Protection in Cyberspace,” Los Angeles County Bar Association (May 16, 2013)
• Speaker, “Music and Copyright,” Create:Fixate Arts Organization (January 8, 2006)

• National Team Member, Moot Court Honors Program
• Recipient, Melville B. Nimmer Memorial Scholarship

• Member, The Recording Academy
• Member, The Copyright Society of the USA
• Member, Los Angeles Copyright Society
• Member, Guild of Music Supervisors
• Member, The California Copyright Conference
• Member, California Lawyers for the Arts

• California (2002)
• District of Columbia (2013)
• New York (2022)

• Juris Doctor (2002), School of Law, University of California, Los Angeles
• Bachelor of Journalism (1999), University of Missouri, Columbia