A Tampa-based entertainment and media law practice serving creatives to protect their works, reputation, and business — trademark, copyright, NIL, contracts, and business formation.
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Austin Newman is a Tampa-based creator economy, influencer, and NIL lawyer, and the sole practitioner at Austin Newman Law, PLLC. Before law, Newman spent over 12 years at the forefront of marketing, branding, and product placement for film and television, working across major brands including Costa Sunglasses, VSCO, and the Tezza App. A YouTube Silver Play Button recipient with over 20 million views across his own content, he built and licensed intellectual property through the industry's full transformation from broadcast and celluloid to digital and streaming, giving him a rare, ground-level understanding of how trademark and copyright rights are created, protected, and monetized in modern media, both from the corporate side and as a creator himself.
Mr. Newman is active in the intellectual property and legal communities. He serves on the Trademark Committee and the Copyright Law Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and is a member of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and the Federal Bar Association.
Creator economy, entertainment, and IP law built around the different ways people build a following, a brand, or a business today — trademark, copyright, and contract protection for the modern influencer, athlete, and creator.
(real estate agents, coaches & consultants)
Professionals who've built a following alongside their day job, often without realizing how exposed that following leaves them. Contract review, trademark protection, and brand deal terms that keep your business and your content separate and covered.
(full-time influencers)
Influencers and content creators navigating brand partnerships, platform terms, and audience-driven income. Contract negotiation, DMCA takedowns, and trademark and copyright protection built around how the creator economy actually works.
(student & professional athletes)
Athletes entering NIL deals, often for the first time. Agreements that protect your name and image without signing away more than you should.
(independent filmmakers & producers)
Production companies handling licensing, footage rights, and content deals across a project's life, from financing through distribution.
(novelists, screenwriters & authors)
Authors navigating publishing contracts, copyright protection, and adaptation rights and licensing when a book moves toward film, television, or other media.
(recording artists, songwriters & producers)
Recording artists and producers handling copyright and sync licensing, and rights when music crosses into film, television, streaming, or a brand partnership.
(companies & agencies)
Companies and agencies running influencer campaigns, licensing creative assets, or protecting a trademark from misuse online.
Straight answers on creator, influencer, NIL, trademark, and copyright law in Tampa.
An influencer lawyer reviews and negotiates brand partnership and sponsorship agreements, protects a creator's name and content through trademark and copyright registration, handles DMCA takedowns for stolen content, and advises on platform terms and disclosure requirements.
Yes. The firm represents high school, college, and professional athletes entering name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements, reviewing and negotiating terms so athletes understand what they are signing before they sign it.
Yes. Trademark protection covers names, logos, and brand identity, while copyright protection covers original content such as videos, photos, music, and writing. Austin Newman Law handles clearance, filing, and enforcement for both, including DMCA takedowns when content is used without permission.
The firm is based in Tampa, Florida, and represents clients across Tampa, Miami, and Orlando, with experience spanning entertainment, media, and the creator economy.
Austin Newman Law, PLLC is a Tampa-based creator economy and influencer law practice representing content creators, athletes, musicians, authors, and brands across Florida, with contract, trademark, and copyright work built around how creators actually earn and build a following.