Copyright
Copyright protects a variety of creative expressions, and is
often the only right available to do so. Creators across a diverse
range of industry sectors must understand how to correctly identify
and protect their copyright. Maximizing their value through
contractual arrangements with third parties, including collecting
societies, and maintaining that value through enforcement is
essential, whether that is through immediate response, or
ultimately court action. At the same time, given copyright's
importance to the digital market, and the necessity for it to keep
up with the market's technological developments, creators must
equally understand the legislative attempts to improve the
protection available, particularly to tackle at the ISP level
illegal file-sharing.
At SNR Denton, we offer that expertise through lawyers with a
variety of legal and technical backgrounds. We are constantly
inspired by the creativity of our clients' work — be it software,
advertising, books, movies, plays or music. Meeting all
aspects of our clients' copyright needs is both gratifying and
enlightening for us, and frees them to do what they do best: taking
their artistic concepts from idea to concrete expression. Our
market-leading copyright practice is made up of lawyers who advise
on the entire range of copyright matters including litigation,
counseling, non-contentious transaction and management advice,
prosecution (in the US) and opinions. We advise and defend the
underlying copyright and database rights for a myriad of works,
from books and buildings, to social media and consumer products,
and whatever imaginative works our clients dream up in between.
Areas of Focus:
- Copyright litigation
- Creation and protection
- Transactions (licensing, assignments etc.), opinions and
M&A associated services (due diligence etc.)
- Strategic IP structuring and portfolio management, including
clearance, counseling, litigation, policing and enforcement
- Website content and management, social media, new media
- Fair use and associated legitimate use
- Technology and IT
- Telecoms
- Media and entertainment industry issues
- Sports law