An experienced transactional lawyer, Amanda’s practice encompasses a wide range of fields and industries. She represents a variety of media and technology clients in connection with content creation and licensing, marketing and advertising, and intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Entertainment and Media
- Digital content development and cross-platform distribution
- Content licensing and rights clearances
- Mobile apps, podcasts, video games, book publishing, film, and television
- Rights option/purchase agreements
- Pre-publication review
Advertising and Marketing
- Digital advertising
- Influencer marketing
- Sweepstakes and contest rules and regulations
- Sponsored content and native advertising
- FTC endorsement and disclosure requirements
- Product claims
Technology
- Software development agreements
- Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform agreements
- Technology licensing
- End user license agreements (EULA) and terms of service (ToS)
- Data use and licensing
- E-commerce
Copyright, Trademark, Licensing
- Brand merchandising and licensing
- Trademark prosecution
- Intellectual property enforcement
- Fair use opinions
- Chain of title review and opinions
- Negotiated settlements and litigation avoidance
Prior to joining Morse, Amanda practiced in the intellectual property group of an Am Law 200 firm, and at a well-known boutique entertainment firm. She has served as an adjunct professor of trademark law at Suffolk University Law School and has been a regular guest lecturer at Northeastern University School of Law and at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She is a frequent speaker on digital media, intellectual property, and doing business online at conferences around the country.
Affiliations
Women’s Bar Association, Co-Chair, Communications Committee
Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Co-Chair, New England Chapter
Boston Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, former Co-Chair, Arts, Entertainment and Sports Committee
American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Women in IP Committee
Speaking Engagements
Panelist, Pitchfest, Boston University’s Media Ventures Program, 2022
Panelist, Influencer and Celebrity Marketing Partnerships: Sponsored Content for Brand Growth, Strafford
Speaker, Copyright and Trademark Licensing, 24th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference 2021
Speaker, Sports Media in a Digital World, Boston Bar Association
Chair, MCLE Doing Business Online Conference 2021
Panelist, Influencer and Celebrity Marketing Partnerships: Sponsored Content for Brand Growth, Strafford
Panelist, Pitchfest, Boston University’s Media Ventures Program, 2021
Speaker, Trends and Developments IP Counsel, Business Lawyers, and Litigators Must Know, 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference 2020
Presenter, IP Considerations in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, Boston Bar Association
Speaker, IP Protection and Limitations for Fictional Characters: Trademark, Copyright and Contract Rights, Strafford
Speaker, Legal Matters for Creative Entrepreneurs, Alt Summit
Speaker, Doing Business Online: Anticipating and handling the evolving and unique challenges in the internet age, MCLE
Speaker, Trends and Developments IP Counsel, Business Lawyers and Litigators Must Know, 21st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference 2018
Panelist, Social Influencers: Copyright, Publicity and Social Media Contracting, The Copyright Society of the USA
Panelist, Practicing TM, Copyright, IP & Related Areas of Law, Boston Patent Law Association
Presenter, Intellectual Property Protection and Exploitation of Fictional Characters, Boston Bar Association
Presenter, Know Thy Guidelines: FTC Compliance for Influencer Marketing in 2017, TapInfluence
Presenter, Legal Issues for Digital Media Influencers, Dad 2.0 Summit
Presenter, Ask An Expert: Business and Legal Matters in Creative Entrepreneurship, Altitude Summit
Panelist, The Future of the Music Industry, Berklee College of Music
Panelist, And Now a Word from Our Sponsors, University of New Hampshire School of Law
Presenter, New Media and Old Metaphors, Shepard Broad College of Law – Nova Southeastern University
Panelist, The Future of Fashion: Fashion Law in the Digital Age, New England Law
Publications
Quoted: A TikToker with over 3 million followers is being sued by a car wash after a rant about his Tesla went viral, Business Insider
Quoted: Influencer Contracting in 2020 & the Rise of Career Creators, Collectively
Quoted: Influencer ‘Usage Rights’ in Brand Contracts Explained by a Lawyer, Business Insider
Quoted: Authenticity is the Biggest Challenge of the Influencer World, Quartz
Quoted: The 2-Year-Old Instagram Influencers Who Make More Than You, Fast Company
Beyond Buzzwords: Sponsored Content, Native Advertising, and Consumer Protection, Landslide Magazine
Disclosure: Are You Doing It Right?, AltitudeSummit.com
An Overview of Legal Protection for Fictional Characters: Balancing Public and Private Interests, Cybaris, An Intellectual Property Law Review. Republished in the Thomson Reuters treatise, Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, 2016 ed.
There Are Legal Issues in Blogging?, Mom2Summit.com
Misrepresentation Under the DMCA: The State of the Law, NYSBA Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Journal
Outside the office
Amanda is a former varsity collegiate sailor, and continues to enjoy sailing with her family out of Marblehead and in Narragansett Bay.
News & Events
News
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Morse Women Attorneys Webinar Series
November 8, 2022 -
ICYMI WEBINAR RECAP: Effective Contract Drafting and Negotiation
October 25, 2022 -
The Basics of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Explained
February 9, 2022 -
Morse’s Amanda E. Schreyer Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women of Law for 2021
October 26, 2021 -
Morse Announces 2021 Attorney Elevations
January 1, 2021
Events
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude
- Brown University, B.A.
Admissions
- Massachusetts Bar
Practice Areas
- Copyright
- Intellectual Property
- Licensing & Strategic Alliances
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Trademark
Industries
- Consumer Goods & Services
- FinTech
- HealthTech
- Internet of Things
- Media & Entertainment
- Publishing
- Software-as-a-Service
Recognition
- Top Women of Law for 2021 – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly