We help our clients ensure the protection of their copyrighted assets, whether in the form of software or traditional writings, graphic art, sculpture or other expressive media.
Our services include:
- Federal registration of copyrights, including in software code, websites and traditional works.
- Drafting and negotiating license agreements for copyrighted works.
- Auditing websites for legal compliance in a rapidly changing environment.
- Advising on copyright fair use and infringement issues.
- Drafting and negotiating publishing, collaboration, ghost writing and literary agency contracts.
- Negotiating settlement agreements with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) or Business Software Alliance (BSA) in response to allegations of illegal music downloading or software infringement.
- Ensuring that our clients’ agreements with independent contractors capture the rights sought in the work product.
- Helping clients navigate state publicity rights and defamation issues.
- Advising universities on copyright policies and application of the TEACH Act.
Experience
Representative Matters:
- Analyzing critical copyright and publicity right issues for a videogame producer.
- Preparing a collaboration agreement for a humor writer and illustrator.
- Assisting a publisher of children’s books resolve an infringement of one of its author’s song lyrics by a major toy company.
- Helping an author decommission a web site making unauthorized uses of his text and artwork.
- Advising a publisher on proper use of third party jokes and epigrams.
- Counseling a local college on its intellectual property policies, with particular regard to the copyright treatment of different types of content.
- Name/Title
- Direct Dial
- Michael J. Cavaretta
Member - 781-697-2263781-697-2263
- Michael J. Cavaretta
- Stacey C. Friends
Member - 781-697-2277781-697-2277
- Stacey C. Friends
- Faith D. Kasparian
Member - 781-697-2231781-697-2231
- Faith D. Kasparian
- Matthew L. Mitchell
Member - 617-227-1080617-227-1080
- Matthew L. Mitchell
- Ryan J. Perry
Senior Attorney - 781-697-2271781-697-2271
- Ryan J. Perry
- Amanda E. Schreyer
Member - 781-697-2293781-697-2293
- Amanda E. Schreyer
- Howard G. Zaharoff
Member - 781-697-2237781-697-2237
- Howard G. Zaharoff
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