We assist clients in understanding and obtaining the benefits of copyright ownership and registration, including:
Copyright Analysis
Your employee created a software application, designed a new line of clothing, compiled and organized a set of data or wrote the specs for a new videogame. Under copyright law, what can you prevent competitors from using and how best to secure these rights? We can answer those questions for you.
Copyright Infringement
Your employee has used aspects of a competitor’s software application, database, web pages, service descriptions or other content. Has she given your competitors the grounds to assert a costly and time-consuming infringement claim? We can help you sort through the rules of infringement, substantial similarity, and fair use to arrive at an answer and an appropriate course of conduct.
Copyright Registration
Many benefits inure to companies that register their copyrights, such as useful presumptions in legal proceedings, and rights to recover statutory damages and attorneys’ fees. We can apply — or help you apply — to register your copyright claim with the U.S. Copyright Office.
Copyright Licenses
A copyright is a bundle of rights — to copy, adapt, sell and publicly perform and display the work — each of which can be separately sold or licensed. We can help you understand the bundle, establish a licensing strategy, prepare the appropriate contract and negotiate the license arrangements. And, when the tables are turned, we can help you in-license important content or technology.
Terminating Transfers
The author-friendly Copyright Act allows any originator who assigned or licensed its rights to recapture them after 35 years. Our attorneys can assist you in regaining your assigned rights… or in dealing with an originator who has sent you a notice of termination.
International Copyright
The U.S. is a signatory to the international treaty known as the Berne Convention. As a result, U.S. citizens and nationals receive copyright protection for their works in most foreign countries without either a copyright notice or registration of the work. However, foreign laws differ from U.S. laws in significant ways, and thus your rights abroad may differ from your rights at home. We can translate these international rules into practical guidance.
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Michael J. Cavaretta
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Michael J. Cavaretta
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Faith D. Kasparian
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Faith D. Kasparian
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Amanda E. Schreyer
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Amanda E. Schreyer
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Howard G. Zaharoff
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Howard G. Zaharoff
News
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Morse Announces 2021 Attorney Elevations
January 01, 2021 -
Book Publishing Contracts
Checklist of Deal Terms
July 28, 2020 -
Contours of Copyright
The States Win One and Lose One
June 01, 2020 -
Know Your Copyrights
A Legal Guide for Writers
April 23, 2020 -
IP News: DMCA Safe Harbor Protections
Copyright Alert: Don't Lose DMCA Safe Harbor Protections - Renew Your Designated Agent Today!
November 21, 2019 -
Supreme Court Rules Works Must Be Registered Before Copyright Owners May Sue
March 21, 2019 -
2017 Intellectual Property Year in Review
February 06, 2018 -
Copyright: Infringement v. Homage
Pharrell Williams, et al. v. Bridgeport Music Inc., et. al.
March 26, 2015 -
Agency Contracts Declassified
How to negotiate terms that will benefit your writing and make your agent work for you
September 07, 2009 -
The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing Contracts
May 05, 2006
Events
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WEBINAR: Intellectual Property (IP) Basics: A Primer on Patent, Trademark, and Copyright
Event Date: May 11, 2023 12:00 pm